27 gunny bags of explosive substances seized by Kolkata police
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Kolkata Police have seized a huge quantity of explosive substances from a goods vehicle in Chitpur area of the city today. Acting on a tip-off, police officers intercepted a goods vehicle near Tala bridge on the BT Road in the early hours today and seized 27 gunny bags containing about 1,000 kg of potassium nitrate, said a senior Kolkata police officer. Here's more.
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Police arrested the vehicle's driver and his helper
The chemical, Potassium nitrate, is used in making explosives. The officer said they have arrested two persons in the case. "The vehicle was coming from Odisha and was heading towards North 24 Parganas district. We have arrested the driver and the helper of the goods vehicle," he said. "We're interrogating the duo and trying to find out more details from them," the officer added.