India, Feb. 11 -- Patiala

Seven rocket shells were found from a garbage dump in near Atma Ram Kumar Sabha school on the Patiala-Chandigarh road on Monday.

After getting the information, Patiala police rushed to the spot and recovered the rocket shells with the help of bomb disposal squad. A passerby spotted the rocket shells and informed the police.

There was no explosive in the shells, deputy inspector general, Patiala range, Mandeep Singh Sidhu said. He said the shells were found from a bag at the garbage dump.

Patiala senior superintendent of police (SSP) Nanak Singh said: "We got information from a passerby that six to seven rocket shells were found." A police team was rushed to the spot, the SSP told reporters.

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