<p>Ahead of Independence Day, police have recovered a tiffin box bomb packed with over 2 kg of RDX from a village in Amritsar which they suspect was dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan.</p>.<p>Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said some other explosives were also found from the bag containing the tiffin bomb.</p>.<p>“We have made some recoveries yesterday (Sunday) in Amritsar rural district. We have recovered some hand grenades and cartridges… Most important is a tiffin box bomb with an Improvised Explosive Device,” Gupta told a news conference here.</p>.<p>“The IED was created in a double-chambered tiffin box. Last evening, the recovery was made from Amritsar near Dhalike village under Lopoke Police Station,” he added.</p>.<p>He further said, “Our assessment is that this bomb has been delivered through a drone across the border.”</p>.<p>The DGP said a former village sarpanch had informed police about some drone movements in the area.</p>.<p>The police found an abandoned bag that had seven pouches, a plastic tiffin, five hand grenades and 100 rounds of 9 mm pistol rounds. An explosive substance weighing over 2 kg, a remote control device and a switch were also found, the DGP said. The bomb was packed in foam packing, he added.</p>.<p>The Punjab Police is taking the help of the National Security Guard (NSG).</p>.<p>“The NSG team has arrived and they have given a preliminary report… they said it is a sophisticated bomb and has about 2-3 kg of RDX explosive. It has a switch mechanism and can provide a timed explosion. It also has a magnetic mechanism with two U-shaped magnets, and a printed circuit board which can help in remote signal,” the DGP said.</p>.<p>A power energiser of 9 volts and three detonators were also found from the bag, he added.</p>.<p>According to Gupta, the explosive could have been used against any target.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, few months ago, 11 hand grenades dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan were seized near the International Border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. The consignment was found in a field in Salach village, located about one km from the border.</p>.<p>The first incident of dropping of arms and weapons through drones from Pakistan came to light in Punjab in September 2019 when police recovered AK-47 rifles, magazines and rounds of ammunition, hand grenades, fake currency and other items in Tarn Taran district.</p>
<p>Ahead of Independence Day, police have recovered a tiffin box bomb packed with over 2 kg of RDX from a village in Amritsar which they suspect was dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan.</p>.<p>Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said some other explosives were also found from the bag containing the tiffin bomb.</p>.<p>“We have made some recoveries yesterday (Sunday) in Amritsar rural district. We have recovered some hand grenades and cartridges… Most important is a tiffin box bomb with an Improvised Explosive Device,” Gupta told a news conference here.</p>.<p>“The IED was created in a double-chambered tiffin box. Last evening, the recovery was made from Amritsar near Dhalike village under Lopoke Police Station,” he added.</p>.<p>He further said, “Our assessment is that this bomb has been delivered through a drone across the border.”</p>.<p>The DGP said a former village sarpanch had informed police about some drone movements in the area.</p>.<p>The police found an abandoned bag that had seven pouches, a plastic tiffin, five hand grenades and 100 rounds of 9 mm pistol rounds. An explosive substance weighing over 2 kg, a remote control device and a switch were also found, the DGP said. The bomb was packed in foam packing, he added.</p>.<p>The Punjab Police is taking the help of the National Security Guard (NSG).</p>.<p>“The NSG team has arrived and they have given a preliminary report… they said it is a sophisticated bomb and has about 2-3 kg of RDX explosive. It has a switch mechanism and can provide a timed explosion. It also has a magnetic mechanism with two U-shaped magnets, and a printed circuit board which can help in remote signal,” the DGP said.</p>.<p>A power energiser of 9 volts and three detonators were also found from the bag, he added.</p>.<p>According to Gupta, the explosive could have been used against any target.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, few months ago, 11 hand grenades dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan were seized near the International Border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. The consignment was found in a field in Salach village, located about one km from the border.</p>.<p>The first incident of dropping of arms and weapons through drones from Pakistan came to light in Punjab in September 2019 when police recovered AK-47 rifles, magazines and rounds of ammunition, hand grenades, fake currency and other items in Tarn Taran district.</p>