At least seven rocket ammunition have been found during searches in Punjab’s Patiala this afternoon, triggering panic among residents.<\/p>\n

The ammunition was found in a garbage dump on Rajpura Road in Patiala after police received information about suspicious materials, a senior cop said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreliminary investigation suggests that a scrap dealer had left these here as it is a garbage dump,\u201d Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nanak Singh told reporters.<\/p>\n

The police, however, are not ruling out anything, he said.<\/p>\n

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SSP Patiala’s Update regarding explosives found in Patiala#PatialaPolice<\/a> #SSPPatiala<\/a> #PublicSafety<\/a> #StayAlert<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/saBHqvFxP5<\/a><\/p>\n

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“We have also called an army team for further investigation,” he said.<\/p>\n

In December 2022, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack<\/a> was carried out at a police station in Tarn Taran district, about 200 kilometres from Patiala, seven months after an RPG was fired at the Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters located in Mohali.<\/p>\n

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