Explosive godowns raided in 3 districts; two arrested

A day after recovering around 2.5 tonnes of gelatin sticks looted by Maoists in Sundergarh district, Odisha Police Tuesday intensified raids on different explosive godowns in three districts and arrested two persons for allegedly violating explosive act, a senior officer said.

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The raids on explosive warehouses were being conducted in the mineral-rich and bordering police districts of Sundergarh, Rourkela and Keonjhar, DIG, Western Range, Brijesh Rai said.

The DIG said that Sraban Agarwal, the owner of a warehouse at Badagaon in Sundergarh district and the driver of a truck transporting explosive materials, were arrested by the Special Investigating Team (SIT). The arrests were made based on the detection of two explosive-laden trucks at a place in Raghunathpali police station area Sunday.