Bomb-Like Object Fitted With Timer Falls From Man's Shawl in Rajasthan's Alwar, Panic Grips City - What We Know

Alwar: Panic gripped parts of Rajasthan's Alwar city on Monday after a bomb-like object fell from a man's shawl during a scuffle, police said. A team of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the bomb disposal

squad from Jaipur has been dispatched to the site to examine the object, officials said.Cops said that the bomb-like object, fitted with a timer, was found near a house in a residential locality. The suspicious object was spotted in Vivekanand Nagar Sector-4 in Aravali Vihar area.Following the discovery, police cordoned off the area and immediately moved the object to an isolated location near Jaisamand dam, about six-and-a-half kilometres from the city, as a precautionary measure.Police said the area around the dam has been sealed and public movement restricted while the object is being kept under close watch in an open space.With inputs from PTI