Five grenades found near retired army officer’s house in Mangalore

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Five grenades were found near the house of a retired Army officer at Belthangady about 60 km from Mangalore, the police said on Sunday. </p>
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In his complaint to the police, Jayakumar Poojary, said he noticed the grenades near a barbed wire fence while he was walking down the mud track towards his house.</p>
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While four grenades were found scattered, one grenade was in a yellow plastic cover. The grenades carry a manufacturing date of 1979-80.</p>
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The ex-Army officer later kept the grenades at a "safe place" near his house so that stray animals or children don't take them away, the official told the police.</p>
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Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane said the grenades appear to be 40 years old. The police are trying to find the source of these explosive substances. The Uppinangady police registered a case against unknown persons for offences under Sections 25, 1(B) and 7 of the Arms Act, according to a report in The Hindu.</p>