In a major success, the district police seized 50 kgs of explosives suspected to be meant for Maoists in the interior parts of insurgency hit Bastar region. Police had intercepted the explosives consignment under Parpa Police Station limits in a vehicle while it was on its way to Bijapur from Jagdalpur, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, a person was arrested in the Mahindra Bolero vehicle which was carrying Ammonium Nitrate, detonators and wire in it. Station House Officer (SHO) Parpa Kedarnath Tiwari informed that that man held was identified as Kushba Rao (35) resident of Illmidee village in Bijapur district.
Police had received intelligence inputs that a Mahindra Bolero was on its way to Bijapur carrying explosives. Accordingly, security check was heightened in Parpa police station limits and the vehicle was intercepted, SHO informed. Police said that the seized materials are used for making explosives such as mines and pressure bombs. The SHO claimed that during interrogation, the arrested man has provided police with several key leads related to Naxal activities and its cadre.