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Vehicle with explosive substance found near Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai

A suspicious vehicle with gelatin, an explosive material, inside was found parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai on Thursday evening, police said. The vehicle was found on Carmichael Road near 'Antilia', Ambani's residence, a police official said. A Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team reached the spot immediately, he said. It was not an assembled explosive device, he said, adding that further investigation was on. Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh told newschannels that the vehicle, a Scorpio van, was found some distance away from the multi-storey residence of Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries. The Crime Branch of Mumbai police is conducting probe, he said.

1,525 kg of explosives, 6,000 detonators seized in Meghalaya, 6 arrested

Six person were arrested in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district with a huge quantity of explosives and detonators, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off about possible movement of explosives, police conducted raids in the 4 Kilo area on Wednesday night, they said. An SUV with Assam registration was intercepted at Kongong in the Ladrymbai police outpost area, police said. Ten cartons with 250 kg of explosives (2,000 gelatin sticks), 1,000 live detonators and eight rolls of fuse were found in the car, said Assistant Inspector General of Police GK Iangrai. Two persons who were travelling in the vehicle were arrested, he said. Based on the information obtained from them, four more persons were arrested, leading to a hideout in the 5 Kilo area in Khliehriat where the explosives were suspected to have been loaded in the vehicle, he added. On search of the place, 51 cartons with approximately 1,275 kg of explosive (10,200 gelatine sticks), 5,000 detonators and eig

Customs department asked to dispose of hazardous goods after Beirut blasts

Revenue department sends letter after report last week 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was lying in storage near Chennai.

Bag with suspected RDX contents found at Delhi airport, security tightened

The Delhi Police said a call was received around 1 am, following which the bag was found at arrival gate number two of the terminal.

Maharashtra police seizes van with huge cache of explosives; one held

On searching the vehicle, police seized 2,150 gelatin sticks and 1,750 detonators from the van

Explosives found at Kota railway station

Police said that explosives weighing over 2.5 kg with fuse and wires were spotted by some people near the platform's stairs