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A metallic entity washed ashore astatine Prathaparamapuram formation adjacent Velankanni successful Nagapattinam territory connected Friday, triggering a information alert. The object, suspected to beryllium of overseas origin, was recovered by section residents.
Personnel from the Coastal Security Group, on with Keelaiyur police, rushed to the spot and cordoned disconnected the area. Deputy Superintendent of Police Nixon inspected the site. The entity was aboriginal handed implicit to the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) for examination.
According to the police, 2 pipe-shaped metallic objects, each astir 3.5 feet long, were recovered connected astatine an angle. The larger tube had a circumference of astir 20 cm, portion the smaller measured astir 15 cm. The beforehand information was cone-shaped, and a tiny LED airy was recovered blinking intermittently. A nylon conduit was recovered attached to the larger pipe.
Officials said a ligament was recovered moving done the centre of the pipes.
Following preliminary inspection, the coastal constabulary alerted the Nagapattinam portion of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, which has taken custody of the entity for further introspection to find its quality and origin.
Police said further probe is nether mode and the country remains nether surveillance arsenic a precautionary measure.
