Panic gripped Kohima when news spread that a vehicle, that was parked by the road side near War Cemetery carried an LPG cylinder tied to a hand grenade Friday morning.
According to sources, the hand grenade tied near the regulator of gas cylinder used on a Jeep.
On receiving the report, the area was cordoned off and Army and Police bomb disposal squads called in to diffuse the bomb. After removal of the hand grenade, the vehicle was taken to South P.S.
Later, the owner of the jeep, a well known person was arrested and charged under Explosive Act and later forwarded to judicial custody today.
According to police, the owner admitted that he found the grenade while digging in his compound and had only tied it to the LPG in order to scare away would-be cylinder thieves.
Apprehension was heightened due to speculations of boycott call on Independence Day by some outfits in the north east.
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