In a major breakthrough, Ranchi Police on Saturday evening ceased a huge cache of explosives from an abandoned house in Nagri area of the city, which according to experts, was sufficient to destroy half of the State Capital.
Ranchi Rural Superintendent of Police, Ashutosh Shekhar informed that the ceased explosives contained 37 carton Gelatin, 35 carton Detonators and 10 bags of Urea.
“Anwar Khan alias Asfaq Rizvi from Ranchi was arrested during the raid to seize the explosives. It is feared that the explosive were gathered to supply to Left Wing Extremists (LWE). According to bomb experts, its firepower is so high that it can destroy half of Ranchi. A team of Ranchi Police has already started investigating in the connection of LWEs,” he said.
Shekhar informed that Anwar Khan is originally a resident of Church Road area under Lower Bazaar Police Station in Ranchi but was living in Lohardaga after changing his name to Asfaq Rizvi. He is being interrogated by the police to know where he planned to use these explosives,” he added.
Rural SP said that Ranchi Police had received information from Lohardaga Police about a huge quantity of explosives being hidden in Ranchi which might be used to execute some big crime in the State Capital.
“After receiving the information we immediately raided an abandoned thatched dilapidated house which belonged to one Manga Oraon at Bandho Tand under Nagri Police Station area. The team consisted officers of four Police Stations including Itki, Bedo, Nagri and Kudu and arrested Khan from the house with explosives,” rural SP said.
“Anwar Khan has an old criminal record. He had been arrested with explosives and sent to jail in the past as well and after getting bail he seems to have started his work of supplying explosives once again,” he added.
The District Police has been continuously getting information about Anwar Khan supplying explosives and FIRs are already filed against him at Lalpur, Chutia, Sadar, Tatisilwai, Mandar, Daily Market and Gumla Sadar police stations.