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Truck carrying 20 tons explosive seized, 2 held in Raj

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Press Trust of India Barmer
Police today seized a truck carrying 20 tons of explosives and arrested two persons, at a village in this district of Rajasthan, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the vehicle which was on its way from Udaipur to Barmer at a check post in Nosar village, SHO of Bayut Thana Manoj Mudh said.

About 405 bags of ammonium nitrate were seized and the truck driver, Panchuram Rajpurohit, and a trader Ishraram Jat were arrested, he said.

Further investigation was on.
 

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First Published: Jan 24 2016 | 8:13 PM IST

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