In connection with seizure of huge consignment of explosives weighing around 1750 kilo grammes in insurgency-hit Bastar district of Chhattisgarh recently, a person allegedly involved in supply chain of ultras was arrested, police said on Monday.
The arrested has been identified as Anant Gadi Shyam, said police, elaborating that a police team from Bastar nabbed the accused from Odisha.
According to the police, based on inputs received from Kamalkant Swain (Mining Engineer) who was arrested by police along with major haul of explosives, police have arrested Anant. Preliminary police investigation suggests that Anant owns the godown from where explosives were brought here in the State for supplying to rebels.
It may be recalled that a police team on September 25 arrested seven persons, including a Mining Engineer, along with huge consignment of explosives weighing around 1750 kg in insurgency-hit Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.
The arrested Kamalkant Swain (Mining Engineer), Gauri Shankar Mohanty, Anil Kumar Jena, Bhushan Kumar Gonda, Rajendra, Uttam Swain and Sujeet Panhi, all hailing from Odisha and working as supply chain for insurgents. Around 1750 kg explosives, including 1000 kg Ammonium Nitrate and 750 kg gelatine were suspected to have been taken for dispatch to rebels were seized in the case.