Missile part found from Markfed room near Adampur, defused

Two days after missile and drone attacks from Pakistan had nearly ended, a part of a half-burnt missile was found in the generator room of Markfed canneries at Chuharwali village near Adampur.

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The missile part had reportedly pierced through the generator shed, burning some iron meshes inside the area, but causing minimal damage as it had already been intercepted. The missile was discovered by Markfed employees Pawan Kumar and Charanjit, who immediately reported it to Markfed manager Jagdeep Singh.

The manager informed the police and soon after, DSP Kulwant Singh, SHO Hardevpreet Singh, and ASI Daya Chand, along with their teams, arrived at the scene. They contacted Army and Air Force teams, who then called in special disposal teams. Upon inspection, it was found that some explosives within the missile had not been burned.

The missile part was safely transported to a nearby field, where it was fully defused. DSP Kulwant Singh commended the Markfed teams for following the proper protocol, stressing that they had wisely kept a distance from the missile, which was active and could have caused damage, if mishandled. He urged the public to stay away from any such object and report it to the authorities immediately, as it could still contain unused explosives.

On Saturday, at least a dozen missile parts were found in various locations around the district, including near Sarmastpur, Kangniwal, Isharwal and Dhogri villages, all near the Adampur Air Force base. The IAF base and the Indian Oil Depot at Suchi Pind had come under heavy attack from the Pakistani side the previous night, with several drones and missiles targeting them.

Civilians within a 3 km radius of the airbase also reported feeling tremors from the falling missiles. Some residents saw smoke arising from the IAF compound, likely due to possible damage.