Silchar, May 1 -- An unexploded shell, suspected to be from the World War II era, was recovered from Assam's Tinsukia district near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Wednesday and was successfully neutralised by the Indian Army, officials said on Friday.

The Army said in a statement that the unexploded ordnance (UXO), measuring around 12 inches in length and 6 inches in diameter, was recovered from the Ledo-Lekhapani area in Tinsukia district.

According to Army officials, the object, suspected to be a World War II-era shell, was initially discovered at Singri village under the Ledo police outpost when a local resident and his workers were digging near a shop.

"During the excavation, workers noticed a large metallic object buried un...