Pune, May 13 (PTI) A device containing low-grade explosives was found on the premises of a private hospital in Pune city's Hadapsar area on Wednesday, said police.
A team of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) was immediately rushed to the spot and it took the object to a nearby ground and disposed it of, they said.
"A device having low-grade explosives was found on the premises of a hospital. BDDS was called and they successfully disposed of the explosives," Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar told reporters outside the hospital in the night.
"The Pune police, their crime branch and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) are probing the case from all possible angles, including terror," informed the senior IPS officer.
A doctor from the hospital spotted a suspicious object which had a digital clock-like instrument attached and informed the police control room. The object was found near a washroom inside the hospital premises, said another police officer.