Besides the watch, beads of a necklace belonging to the 36-year-old woman were also recovered by the agency team, CBI sources said.

The agency is expecting to get more evidences, including her body remains, from the canal to aid in its probe, they said.

Two country-made pistols and a wooden bat were recovered yesterday from the Rajiv Gandhi Canal in Jaloda village, about 150 km from Jodhpur. The Rajasthan government has stopped water supply to the canal to enable CBI to locate the remains

of the nurse.

The agency sleuths are also examining soil samples from the spot near the canal for evidences.

A Central Scientific Forensic Laboratory (CSFL) team is accompanying the CBI in collecting evidence. They will ascertain whether the articles recovered have any connection with the case, the sources said.

CBI Director A P Singh and Additional Director Salim Ali, accompanied by forensic experts, had visited the spot earlier this week where the nurse was allegedly burnt after being kidnapped.

The remains of Bhanwari were allegedly dumped by accused Bishna Ram and Kailash Jakhar in the canal.

The CBI took both the accused, who allegedly played a key role in disposing off the body, to the spot and recreated the scene of the crime.