Explosives Seized in Gopalpur, 1 Held

Berhampur (Reporters Today): The Ganjam cops have seized a huge amount of explosives from Gopalpur area under Rambha police station and nabbed a person in this connection, police sources said.

The accused has been identified as Saroj Kumar Pattanaik of Santoshpur in Ganjam. He was apprehended on January 28 and forwarded to the court of JMFC, Khallikote on the same day. Police sources said, a raid was conducted in Gopalpur village on the basis of intelligence report regarding illegal trade and possession of explosives.

During search, 392 bags containing 196 quintals of Ammonium Nitrate, 3200 gelatin sticks and 10,406 detonators were seized from a store house of the accused, who could not produce any valid license in support of possession of such explosives.

Further details awaited.