Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Inactive 40-Year-Old Grenade Found in Vadodara Temple
While fixing up a temple in Vadodara, India, workers found an old grenade.
The police came and checked it.
They said it was very old, at least 40 years, and not dangerous.
Some people thought it might have been left there recently, but the police said it was from a long time ago.
It might be from a fight or from an old police storage place.
A GAS grenade was found during temple renovation work in the Mehboobpura area of Vadodara.
The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) declared the grenade inactive after inspection.
The grenade is at least 40 years old, possibly a remnant of a riot or part of an erstwhile police ammunition unit.
Local residents expressed apprehension that the grenade might have been placed recently, but the police confirmed its old age.
The discovery caused anxiety among residents, but the grenade was found to be harmless.
- Who
- Members of a local temple trust and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS)
- What
- An inactive 40-year-old GAS grenade was found during temple renovation work
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Mehboobpura area, Vadodara, India
- Why
- The grenade may be a remnant of a riot or part of an erstwhile police ammunition unit
- Location
- Mehboobpura area, Vadodara, India
- Object Found
- GAS grenade with steel body
- Age of Grenade
- At least 40 years old
- Disposal Squad
- Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS)
- Status of Grenade
- Inactive