Country-made bombs seized, 2 held

Police here have said they arrested two people in separate incidents for possession of country-made bombs to be used for hunting rabbits and other small wild animals. Both the arrested men were remanded in judicial custody, said the police.

Police here have said they arrested two people in separate incidents for possession of country-made bombs to be used for hunting rabbits and other small wild animals. According to the police, one person riding a motorcycle was asked to stop but he allegedly did not and began to run away after abandoning the bike. He was chased, caught and checked. The man was having a bag of the country-made bombs, and was arrested, said the police.

Similarly, police said they caught a 29-year old man and seized from him a country-made bomb meant to poach wild animals. Both the arrested men were remanded in judicial custody, said the police.