Jaipur, July 23 -- A joint team of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Police on Thursday launched a search operation in Karauli district to trace a 400-year-old cannon stolen from the historic Narwar Fort in Madhya Pradesh earlier this month. More than 60 personnel are combing the area amid suspicions that the Scindia-era cannon was brought to Rajasthan and buried there.

Police teams from Narwar in Madhya Pradesh and Karauli in Rajasthan have been camping in Gaonra Meena village since Wednesday afternoon. The operation involves personnel from multiple police stations, led by Sadar Hindon SHO Girraj Jatav. Investigators are searching locations where recent excavations were reportedly carried out, suspecting that the cannon may have been buried ...