The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and police in a joint raid seized a huge cache of explosives from Ghatampur area today and arrested four persons here while one person was arrested from Jhansi in connection with the case.
"30,000 detonators, 20,000 gelatin sticks and 600 kg of ammonium nitrate were seized and five persons, four from Kanpur and one from Jhansi, were arrested," Inspector General of Police, Aseem Arun said.
"A 14-year-old boy was also detained during the raid but was later released," he added.
The accused arrested from Kanpur have been identified as Nirbhaya Mishra, Vikrant Singh, Om Narayan and Pankaj Singh, all hailing from Sasaram, Bihar.
During interrogation, they told police that they used to buy explosives from one Charan Singh of Jhansi and would supply them in other parts of the country.
"A police team was rushed to Jhansi and Charan Singh was arrested," the IGP said, adding some explosives were also recovered from his possession.
"On the occasion of Eid some explosives were recovered in the city following which a joint team of ATS and Kanpur crime branch was formed to unearth the gang dealing in explosives," said Arun.
"A police team will soon rush to Bihar for further investigation. Efforts are underway to nab other gang members," the IGP added.
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