Grenade found at Puja mandap

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion seized a grenade from puja mandap in the city’s Banani area Friday night.
Panic spread through the devotees who started leaving the place soon after RAB men had seized the grenade, local sources said.
Major Mohammad Lokman Hossain of RAB-1 told New Age that they found an ARGES-72 brand grenade in an abandoned condition inside the mandap at around 8:20pm.
‘The grenade was thrown inside the mandap without pulling the safety pin that gave a clear indication about the criminals’ intention to create panic among the people,’ he said.
About involvement of the criminals in throwing the grenade, he said, ‘We can say nothing without investigation.’
RAB personnel cordoned off the area from where the grenade was recovered, he added.