2 quintal of explosive material seized in Jharkhand

Police seized over two quintals of ammonium nitrate, an explosive compound, from a truck in Pakur district of Jharkhand. The explosive was kept in 46 sacks which were hidden beneath timbers in the truck.

Following a tip-off, a team of the state forest department intercepted the truck on Friday night near a village under Pakuria police station limits on Jharkhand-West Bengal border. The 46 sacks which contained 2.3 quintals of ammonium nitrate were found during a check, police said.

However, the driver and helper of the truck fled during checking. Local forest Ranger Anil Kumar Singh informed Pakuria police station in-charge Abhinandan Kumar who seized the vehicle and the explosives.

Police said the investigation is underway to ascertain the origin and destination of the explosives.