JAIPUR: Police in Rajsamand district arrested two men after seizing a pickup truck allegedly carrying a large quantity of detonators and gelatin sticks without proper documents, officials said on Tuesday.
The seizure was made by a team from Srinathji police station while patrolling near Nathdwara, said deputy superintendent of police Shipra Rajawat,according to news agency PTI.
“The officers stopped a pickup without number plates coming from Amet town,” Rajawat said. “On inspection, it was found loaded with detonators, gelatin sticks, and other explosive materials. The driver and his companion could not produce the mandatory documents required for transporting explosives.”
The two men, identified as Bhagwat Singh and Himmat Singh, were taken into custody and later arrested under relevant sections of the Explosives Act, she added.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosives were intended for mining work. However, police have launched a wider inquiry into the source of the consignment, its intended destination, and how it was being transported without clearance.
The pickup truck and the explosives have been seized, and further questioning of the accused is ongoing.
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