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39,000 detonators seized, one held in Bengal's Birbhum
PTI
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Representative image: iStock Photo
Representative image: iStock Photo

At least 39,000 detonators were seized from a truck in West Bengal's Birbhum district and the driver of the vehicle was arrested on Sunday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police conducted 'naka checking' on National Highway 60 in Mohammad Bazaar area and seized the detonators from a truck coming from Raniganj in Paschim Barddhaman district, they said.

An investigation is underway, they added.

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(Published 05 October 2020, 04:52 IST)