New Years eve security scare: Car laden with 150 kg explosives seized in Rajasthan, two arrested
The accused are being interrogated and police are examining whether the transportation of explosives was meant for illegal activities including mining.
PTC News Desk: An explosives-laden car with 150 kg of illegal ammonium nitrate concealed in bags of urea fertiliser has been seized in Rajasthan's Tonk. Around 200 explosive cartridges and six bundles of safety fuse wire (approximately 1,100 metres) were also found in the vehicle.
"A major operation was carried out promptly after receiving specific intelligence inputs in which explosives were seized from a vehicle. Two accused have been arrested, and the investigation is being carried out. We are probing all aspects in the case," DSP Mrityunjay Mishra said.
Two people identified as Surendra Mochi and Surendra Patwa have been arrested in connection with the confiscation. The accused are being interrogated and police are examining whether the transportation of explosives was meant for illegal activities including mining.
The incident came to fore days after 2,900 kg of explosives (including ammonium nitrate) were found in neighbouring Haryana's Faridabad leading to arrest of several doctors from Jammu and Kashmir.
Ammonium nitrate, a white crystalline chemical widely used as a fertiliser, was used along with other high-grade explosives in the blast near Red Fort in Delhi last month - in which 15 people died. The investigation from the blast site revealed that the suicide bomber Umar-un-Nabi may have assembled the explosives improperly, resulting in the explosion.