Kerala: Gelatin Sticks, Detonators Seized From Woman Passenger In Train
A special squad of the RPF seized the explosives, including gelatin sticks and detonators during a search conducted at Kozhikode.
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Large quantities of explosives from a woman passenger were seized by Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Friday. The suspected woman was travelling in a train from Chennai before being taken into custody
According to a senior RPF official, explosives including 117 gelatin sticks and 350 detonators were found hidden beneath the seat of Ramani, a native of Tiruvannamalai, travelling from Chennai to Thalassery in Kannur district by the ChennaiMangaluru superfast train.
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A Railway Protection Force (RPF) team early Friday took into custody a woman from the Mangaluru-bound Chennai Express, after a bag containing 117 gelatine sticks and 350 detonators were found under her seat.
The RPF attached to the Palakkad division made the seizure just before the train reached Kozhikode railway station.
According to the police, the Chennai woman after initially denying knowledge about the bag, later admitted she was going to Thalassery and was carrying the explosives to be used during digging of wells.
The woman was travelling in the D1 compartment. Generally these explosive materials at times are used to blast rocks while digging wells.
The vehicle with gelatin sticks and a fake number plate was found parked on Carmichael Road near 'Antilia', the multi-storey residence of Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries.
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Gelatin sticks, detonators seized from train passenger in Kerala s Kozhikode
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Friday seized large quantities of explosives from a woman passenger travelling in a train from Chennai. The explosives, including gelatin sticks and detonators, were seized during a search conducted here by a special squad of the RPF led by Divisional Security Commissioner Jithin B Raj.
According to a senior RPF official, explosives including 117 gelatin sticks and 350 detonators were found hidden beneath the seat of Ramani, a native of Tiruvannamalai, travelling from Chennai to Thalassery in Kannur district by the ChennaiMangaluru superfast train.