Hazaribagh police has seized 500 pieces of detonators from a pick-up van on Ranchi-Patna Road near the District Board crossing on Thursday evening. Police has seized the van used in carrying chicken but the persons on that van managed to escape. A case has been registered in Sadar Police Station.
SP Akhilesh Jha said that information came to his office that some persons are carrying detonators in a pick-up van. A team was formed under the leadership of OIC Sadar Jitendra Singh. They started checking vehicles near District Board crossing.
As the pick-up van reached near the check post the driver tried to speed up the van.
The police caught the van and searched it. Police recovered 500 pieces of detonator from the van.
SP Jha said that the detonators are used by the owners of illegal stone crushers in the areas of Churchu, Ichak and Barkattha block of Hazaribagh.
He also said that this fact can also not be denied that these detonators might be supplied to the ultras. Police will investigate the matter on this angle also.