Air Force on February 13 defused a 182-kg bomb from World War II Era which was found in 2024 in Lakhimpur district of Assam.
Lakhimpur District Commissioner Pronab Jit Kakoty said that the World War II Era bomb was discovered on the bank of the Jhili River on September 27, 2024 by the Air Force.
He said, “It was an active bomb during the time of recovery. The bomb was defused by experts from the Air Force inside Dulung Reserve Forest.”
Divisional Forest Officer Manoj Kumar stated that before the bomb defused all necessary precaution were taken to protect the wildlife.
He stated, “We cleared the almost 3.5 km area surrounding the place where the bomb was defused. It was a successful exercise without any problem.”
