A police team headed by officer-in charge Muffasil police station Surendra Singh, SI, Yugal Singh and police forces, following a tip-off on Monday night, sized huge explosives from Kobad area under the Muffasil police station, SDPO Manish Toppo said.
Narrating details of the seizures, the SDPO said that a huge quantity of explosives including gelatin sticks numbering 4000 piece and detonators 2800 piece, have been seized at Kobad area on Domchach-Baliapur road on the information of Giridih Supertendent of police Akhlesh V. Varier,from a vehicle and one person arrested identified as Sarfu khan in this connection ,the SDPO Manish Toppo said on Tuesday .Police also seized a Bolero jeep near the spot .
On a tip off about a vehicle with suspected explosives substances, the police from Muffasil police station here with officer –in charge Surendra Singh conducted checking of vehicle at Kobad forest area on Domchach- Baliapur road as information provided by SP ,Giridih here on Monday night .a police release said on Tuesday .A bolero jeep travelling from Domchach to Baliapur Dhanbad was signaled to stop for checking ,but it defied the ordered and step toward s Dhanbad ,said the release by SDPO ,Giridih Manish Toppo .According to reports the police chased and stopped the vehicle on road and checking recovered cartons containing 4000pc gelatin and 2800pc detonators .Three persons travelling in the vehicle, two of them managed to fled after taking advantage of darkness while one Sarfu Khan on his preliminary questioning said the explosives were taken towards Dhanbad. Stating the vehicle was also seized ,it said case under the explosives substance act was registered and investigation were on as to earth the source and destination of the explosives .