Huge quantity of explosives seized

One person was arrested with a huge cache of explosives near Kunda village in Bihar's Sheikhpura district, police said today.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer Santosh Kumar Gupta said police during patrolling last night intercepted a vehicle on Sheikhpura-Puraina road near Kunda village, about 3 km from the district headquarters, and held Mohammad Wahid for illegally carrying 76 packets of gelatine sticks and 100 kg of ammonium nitrate.

The license for these items, mainly used for mining purposes and destroying bunkers, is issued by the Defence Ministry, Gupta said, adding that the arrested person was being interrogated.link