World War-II bomb found in field near Puttur

A young farmer, Kalyan Kumar of Kotha Timmapuram near Puttur town, was taken aback when he found a curious object emerging from the ground while he was tilling his land on Tuesday. Soon, a big gathering rushed to the spot, and a commotion gripped the village that bombs were planted in the ground.

The object turned out to be a bomb that was in vogue in the British Army during the World War-II.

Puttur Circle-Inspector T. Sainath and Sub-Inspector Hanumanthappa said apart from thoroughly scanning the fields at the village, the ground was also dug for explosive material.

“The explosive object would be sent for further tests,” the policemen said.