Assam
Assam: Huge quantity of explosive substances recovered in Guwahati, two apprehended
Guwahati/IBNS: Police on Friday recovered a huge quantity of explosive substances and devices from a vehicle in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.
Police also apprehended two persons in connection with it.
At around 5:30 am on Friday, a patrol party from Garchuk police station in Guwahati city intercepted a Mahindra Bolero pickup van bearing registration number AS-15-AC-4867 travelling at high speed from Lakhra Chariali towards Boragaon.
A top police official said that the patrol party chased and managed to stop the vehicle at Garchuk Chariali and on searching the vehicle they found a huge quantity of explosive substances.
4660 pieces of gelatin sticks and 2300 pieces of electric detonators were found in the vehicle.
The driver and another occupant of the vehicle were apprehended and brought to the police station along with the vehicle, bags of explosives.
The apprehended persons were identified as Ainal Ali and Rahim Badsha and both are hailing from Bongaigaon district.
The apprehended persons were supposedly travelling from Meghalaya and headed towards Rani.
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