Forty quintals of explosives, 300 detonators seized

Police on Friday seized a huge volume of explosives and arrested two persons for supplying such substances to Maoists from Amartalab hill area under Mufassil police station in Bihar`s Rohtas district.

Sasaram: Police on Friday seized a huge volume of explosives and arrested two persons for supplying such substances to Maoists from Amartalab hill area under Mufassil police station in Bihar`s Rohtas district.

Acting on a tip-off, police searched the hill and seized forty quintals Amonium Nitrate, packed in 80 sacks, and 300 detonators.

Bablu Kumar Rai and Pintu Kumar were arrested for supplying explosives to Maoists.

Police are in search of three persons in this connection.

PTI

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