30 live bullets found in Lutyens’ Delhi

Security agencies went into a tizzy after a packet containing 30 live bullets was found by a passerby in Lutyens' Delhi on Tuesday. Police control room was informed about the recovery and a police team reached the spot in time since cartridges were found in highly sensitive area of the New Delhi district.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma, a packet containing 30 live rounds of .32 bore was found by a passerby on Imtiaz Khan Road at around 9 am.

He informed the police and the live rounds were seized. The officer said it was suspected that they fell from someone's pocket and added that the ammunition was of Indian Ordnance Factories. Further probe is underway, the officer said.