Ahmedabad, Feb. 14: A huge cache of explosives was today seized from Vapi, an industrial town in south Gujarat on the border with Maharashtra, a day after terror struck Pune.
The Gujarat Special Operations Group, which was tipped off about the explosives being carried in two vehicles, has arrested four persons.
Dharamsinh Chavda of the Valsad SOG said: “We have seized 200kg of ammonium nitrate, 600 detonators and 200 gelatine sticks.”
The explosives had been purchased by one Ramesh Kokani in Silvassa. Kokani is a police constable who has now gone into hiding.
The SOG has arrested Kiran Kakani, the owner of Balaji Enterprise in Vapi who sold the explosives.
Two hours after the explosion in Pune , the Valsad SOG intercepted one Barjees Mirza, 43, while he was driving towards Vapi Industrial Estate.
The police seized 100kg of the explosive substance, ammonium nitrate, 500 detonators and 200 gelatine sticks from him.
In another raid in Vapi , police intercepted an auto-rickshaw carrying Rajkishor Gupta, 37, and Ganesh Dadav, 25. They seized 100kg of ammonium nitrate and 100 detonators from them.
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