The Uttar Pradesh Police started recovering cash and explosives before the crucial assembly polls in the state. While the police seized Rs 50 lakh in cash during checking of vehicles on Saturday in Kanpur, on Sunday morning they recovered 28 kg explosives in a vehicle during checking in Banda.
It is believed that the explosives were to be used to disturb the atmosphere during elections.
Police arrested three people along with the explosives.
A report from Banda said that during checking of a motorcycle, the police recovered 28 kg of explosive material. Along with this, the police arrested three people. These people were not able to give clear information to the police about the use of such a huge quantity of explosives.
Circle Officer of Sadar, Satya Prakash Sharma said that apart from 28 kg of explosives, 195 fuses and half kilogram of twine were recovered from the arrested persons.
Earlier, Rs 50 lakh was recovered in Kanpur on Saturday night from the nephew of Bahujan Samaj Party's western UP in-charge Shamshuddin Raine near Ramadevi intersection. BSP western UP in-charge Shamshuddin has been accused of not giving ticket even after accepting Rs 67 lakh.
On recovery of such cash, the Income Tax Department team also inquired about the money from Raine's nephew at Chakeri police station but he could not give any source of this amount.
Meanwhile, police went on a high alert in Mirzapur district on Sunday morning after a live bomb was detected on an underground culvert in Pali area on the rail tracks on Delhi- Howrah grand trunk route. But later it was found that the bomb was a fake one.