Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
T
he alert Kolar police on Monday seized a car laden with huge amount of explosives being transported into city from neighbouring AP .
The police have put up check posts at the strategic locations especially at the border area ahead of elections,intercepted a car during random check and huge quantity of explosives headed from Karnataka-Andhra border at Nangali check post at Mulbagal talku in Kolar district .
While one of the accused was caught his associate managed to escape.
The accused identified as Asif Hazrath Ali was found carrying 1200 gellatin sticks,seven boxes wire,six detonators seized from the accused.
The Investigation is on to ascertain the source of the explosive and whether the explosives were transported for illegal quarrying,M.Narayana,SP Kolar said .
It may be recalled that the Bellandur police discovered a bunch of gelatin sticks and an electrical detonator stored in a box in a tractor parked at a labour shed opposite a school at Chikkanayakanahalli in Bengaluru on the night of March 17.
Police Sub-Inspector Revannsiddappa alerted his senior before seizing the material and registering an FIR against the owner of the tractor under the Explosives Act and Section 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) of the Indian Penal Code.
