Crime branch Bhopal police nabbed a 60-year old man and recovered 8 kg of explosive materials from Bilkharia on Wednesday. An alert was raised after the explosives in large quantity was seized.
According to the police, acting on a tip off an old man was nabbed from Bilkharia area and when he was searched explosives were recovered from his possession. The accused was identified as Hariram of Gairatganj.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Bhopal Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that the accused was on his way to deliver the explosives and when the accused was questioned regarding the license for the explosive the accused failed and confessed that he do not have a license for trading in explosives.The accused used to sell 20-25 kg of explosives per month to the locals at the rate of Rs 300 per kilogram.
Singh that Hariram used to sell the explosives to the contractors involved in digging well and bore well but the explosive which was recovered from the accused could be use for explosion at any place harming scores of people.
Accused used to purchase materials from the local market for making the explosives and for manufacturing one kg of explosives the raw material would cost around Rs 100.
The accused used to work as labour but after his marriage things changed as he started to support his father-in-law Mojilal who was aware of making explosive and later after the death of his father-in-law he continued to make and sell explosives.
The accused has confessed that the explosives were sold to any person for criminal activities but it is possible that the explosives have been used in criminal activities.
The accused has learnt the method of preparing the explosives from his father-in-law Hariram who had worked at arms shop. The police have registered a case under section 3 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act.