Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jan 4: An orphaned Thermocol box that was sighted at the new bridge across River Netravati here on national highway 66 sent locals and police in a tizzy, before the episode ended on a happy note.
On Saturday January 3 morning, a box which appeared like a suitcase,was found lying on Netravati bridge. Some vehicle riders, who came across this mysterious-looking box, informed the police.
In view of recent incidents elsewhere and also repeated warnings by the police not to touch unidentified objects lying in public places, road users were also wary of approaching the box. Ullal police inspector, Pavitra Teja, sub-inspector, Ranjit, and others visited the spot. On a detailed examination from a distance, they came to the conclusion that it must be a box made of Thermocol containing fish waste that would have fallen out from a moving truck.
After it was confirmed that the box did not contain any explosive materials as suspected by them, but only waste, the crowd which had swelled in the area, scattered.