HT Correspondent
JORHAT, Oct 8: The finding of a hand cannon which is suspected to be of Ahom era, from the bank of a rivulet at the base of Tiru Hills under Deberapar police outpost in Mariani has created ripples of excitement.
The place is about 35 kms away from Jorhat town to the south.
Abantika Parashar, district museum officer of Jorhat said that the acquisition could not take place on Saturday as it was a government holiday.
She said that from what she could make out after seeing the photographs she received, it most likely belonged to Gadadhar Singha’s reign in the 17th century.
“I have heard that there is an inscription on the hand cannon in Assamese. Unless I see it and the inscription is deciphered I cannot authenticate it but three such hand cannons preserved in Gauhati museum have been established that it belongs to the Ahom king Gadadhar Singha,” she said.
Parashar further said, “The acquisition would take place on October 9 as the Jorhat District Museum remains open on Sundays.”
Deberapar police outpost in-charge, A Ghosh said that he went to the site after being informed about the find by people of the locality.
“The hand cannon had been found on an eroded slope of the rivulet bank by three persons who had come down from Tiru hills to fish in the rivulet. A bamboo clump had been uprooted at the place,” he said.
Ghosh further said that the inscription in Assamese could not be clearly made out.
The hand cannon will be in the safe custody of Mariani police station until it is acquired by the Jorhat District Museum.
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