Huge cache of explosives seized in Maharashtra

Around 2,000 gelatin sticks and detonators were seized in Nashik district of Maharashtra. One person has been arrested and charged under the Explosives Act and probe is underway to nab the others involved in the illegal activity.

Nashik: A huge cache of explosives,including over 2,000 gelatin sticks and a number ofdetonators, was seized from a van in Nashik district ofMaharashtra, police said on Monday.

The vehicle driver was arrested for allegedly carryingthe explosives illegally, Jaykheda police station's assistantpolice inspector Ganesh Gurav said.

The police intercepted the van at Chichali ghat nearMulher village on Sunday while it was on way to Gujarat fromMaharashtra, he said. On searching the vehicle, they seized 2,150 gelatin sticks and 1,750 detonators from it, Gurav said.

The van was impounded and its driver, Bhavarlal Gurjar (28), a resident of Bhilwara city in Rajasthan, was arrested,he said.

Gurjar's associate Budhalal Gurjar, also a native ofRajasthan, however, managed to escape, the official saidthat efforts were on to nab him. A case was registered under provisions of the Explosives Act and a probe was underway, he said.