Device with low-grade explosives found inside private hospital in Pune; ATS joins probe

A device containing low-grade explosives was found on the premises of a private hospital in Pune city’s Hadapsar area on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), 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 of it, 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 the 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.