13 rounds of live cartridges found in Central Delhi

“We got a PCR call from a passerby. A bomb disposal squad and a dog squad were sent to the spot and the rounds were analysed by experts,” the police said.

Investigating officers said the cartridges have been seized and a case has been registered under the Arms Act at the Rajinder Nagar police station.

“From initial investigations,we suspect the cartridges belong to a security guard. With Republic Day round the corner,however,this is a matter of prime concern. We will probe the matter from all possible angles,” the police officer said.

This recovery comes hours after a bag of mortar shells were recovered near the New Delhi railway station on Monday evening.

On November 3 last year,seven live pistol cartridges were recovered inside a bathroom two hours before a India-Australia one-day cricket match at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds.