Unclaimed bag causes panic in Varanasi

Panic prevailed in Varanasi on Monday following the recovery of an unclaimed bag near Kashi Vishwanath.

Panic prevailed in the Dedhsi Ka Pool area in Varanasi on Monday following the recovery of an unclaimed bag on the yellow security zone of highly sensitive Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanwapi complex.

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Senior of Superintendent Police Ashutosh Pandey said some devotees spotted the bag in yellow zone—second most sensitive zone—of the three-tier security of the complex.

The matter was brought to the notice of the police, following which the area was cordoned off and the bag searched.

Some clothes and a bottle of Ganga Jal was found in the bag, Pandey added.