5,000 detonators seized in Jharkhand

By IANS,

Ranchi : Three bags carrying 5,000 detonators were seized from Jharkhand’s Jamtara district Monday, police said.


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According to police, three youths were spotted carrying the bags at Jamtara railway station, some 450 km from here. Suspecting something amiss, the police personnel approached the youths, but they fled, leaving their bags behind.

The three had deboarded the Patliputra Express train.

“It appears the explosives were meant to be supplied to Maoists. Off late, Jamatra has emerged as a hub for the rebels,” a police officer told IANS.

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