The District Particular Group (DST) of Tonk police arrest two individuals and seize 150 kg of ammonium nitrate hidden in sacks of urea from their automotive, in Tonk on New 12 months’s Eve.
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Forward of Republic Day, police in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district seized an enormous cache of explosives from a farm and arrested a person in reference to the restoration, officers stated on Sunday (January 25, 2026).
Performing on a tip-off, the police performed a raid late on Saturday (January 24, 2026) night time in Harsaur village, the place 9,550 kg of ammonium nitrate packed in 187 sacks was recovered from a area, Nagaur Superintendent of Police Mridul Kachhawa stated.
Ammonium nitrate has beforehand been linked to main blast circumstances, together with an explosion close to Delhi’s Purple Fort in November 2025, officers famous.
Suleman Khan, a resident of Harsaur village, was arrested on the spot. He has three earlier prison circumstances registered in opposition to him, the SP stated.
Moreover ammonium nitrate, police additionally seized a big amount of explosive equipment, together with 9 cartons of detonators, 12 cartons and 15 bundles of blue fuse wire, and 12 cartons and 5 bundles of purple fuse wire, officers stated.
Preliminary interrogation has revealed that the accused was allegedly supplying explosives to individuals concerned in authorized and unlawful mining actions, Mr. Kachhawa stated, including {that a} case has been registered beneath related provisions of the Explosives Act.
The SP additional talked about that Central businesses have been notified concerning the seizure and are anticipated to query Suleman as a part of a wider probe.
Printed – January 26, 2026 07:48 am IST
