SHILLONG: Some farmers working in a paddy field recovered a mortar shell at Sohryngkham Neng in East Khasi Hills District on Tuesday.
On learning of the incident, the Meghalaya Police Bomb Disposal Squad rushed to the spot for necessary action.
Police said they will request the Army authorities to detonate the mortar shell.
Police have begun a probe to find out how the mortar shell ended up in the paddy field.