Maharashtra: Three hand-grenades found packed in plastic bag in Koyna river

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Three small hand-grenades were found in a plastic bag in the Koyna river in Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.

Talking about the dramatic recovery, an official said a plastic bag got stuck in the fishing net of a man when he was fishing in the river on Monday.

When the man opened the bag, he found three live hand-grenades inside it and alerted the police, a Karad police station officer said.

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He added the pins of the grenades were found to be intact.

"The grenades were destroyed and samples were sent to the forensic department," said the officer.

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