Guwahati, May 14 -- Over 40 rusted hand grenades were unearthed on Monday from a construction site in Polo Colony, Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The explosives were found by local resident Tarek Naje, who was digging his land to begin constructing a house.

According to Naje, the first grenade surfaced around 2 PM, with the remaining grenades uncovered by 4 PM the same day. "I had no idea there were grenades buried underground. It came as a complete shock," he said.

Following the discovery, Upper Subansiri Superintendent of Police, Mridul Yadav, confirmed that the area has been sealed off for safety. A bomb disposal squad has been dispatched to the site to secure and neutralize the ordnance.

Preliminary observations su...