hot chase on charges of transporting country bombs near here, police said today.
Police said their team led by Inspector, Ravindran, were checking vehicles when they saw two youths dropping a parcel from their motorcyle and trying to speed past around mid-night last night. Police gave chase and warned them at gun-point and forced them to surrender.
During interrogation, the two-- A.Sarathkumar (19) and G.Ranjithkumar (26)-- said they were carrying a parcel containing two country bombs, police said.
The youths had confessed that they had purchased the bombs at Jaihindpuram, a busy area in this city, and were planning to use them against a rival group for taking revenge, police added.
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