Four persons were arrested and forwarded to court on Sunday allegedly for transporting huge quantities of explosives while four others involved in the case were absconding.
On a tipoff, the Brahmani Tarang police intercepted a Bolero pick up van bearing registration No. OD 14 K 2898 at Kalunga on Saturday afternoon and on searching, found explosive substances being ferried in the vehicle. The police seized 4,800 electronic detonators, 2,700 super
gels, 90 explosives and 17 pockets of ammonium nitrate.
The arrested persons were identified as Suraj Sahoo of Panposh, Madhav Patra, Anil Thakur of Kalunga and Prabin Toppo of Chikatmati of Sundargarh district. One Alok Samal of Kalunga, who deals in explosive business, was transporting the seized materials for disposal to
stone mafias for blasting in different stone quarries. Samal along with his three other associates were at large. Sources said the explosives were being procured from Dhenkanal. “We are searching the absconding persons,” said Brahmani Tarang police station IIC Santosh Jena.