MEERUT: Triggering an alarm, a 25-inch long rocket-shaped iron object was found in Meerut 's Daurala during the digging of a pond here, on Monday.The pond was being dug since last week in Siwaya village of Daurala. Forensic team and bomb disposal squad were called at the spot so as to find out what exactly is the object and if at all there was any explosive in it.Meerut SP (city) Ranvijay Singh, said, "While digging land in Meerut's Daurala, a rocket-shaped iron object was found buried under the land. The front of the object is in rocket shape and an inquiry has been ordered to see what exactly the object is. We have sought help from an army team, which is investigating the matter.""Some parts of the cylindrical object had deteriorated. It is a matter of investigation about what exactly it is," said Manoj Kumar Mishra, station house officer, Daurala police station.

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