Locals alert police about 'bomb-like' object in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district

A team of the bomb disposal squad was dispatched to Kumta in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday after locals reported finding a 'bomb-like' object behind a polytechnic college.

The area in and around Kumta in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district has been cordoned off after locals alerted the police about a 'bomb-like' object.

According to officials familiar with the case, the 'bomb-like' object was discovered at a spot behind the Shree Vidyadhiraj Polytechnic College in Kumta on Wednesday.