On Tuesday (11th January) morning, the police recovered 16000 kg of explosives from a truck in the Rampurhat area in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.
According to reports, the cops seized 320 sacks, each containing 50 kg of ammonium nitrate. They have detained the driver of the truck and his aide.
The accused were brought to the Rampurhat police station for questioning. The police informed that the driver could not produce any document, permitting him to carry such large quantities of explosives.
He had also given contradictory statements to the police during the initial and the on-spot interrogation. According to reports, the truck began its journey from Sangareddy district of Telangana.
It travelled through Deoghar in Jharkhand before being apprehended in Rampurhat. The explosives recovered have the potential to damage a large area. A probe has been initiated into the matter.
In May 2023, The Indian Express reported how West Bengal has become the hub for the ‘crude bomb’ cottage industry and children in the poor and marginalised areas of the State are paying the price for it,
