Just a day ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, police in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district seized a huge cache of explosives from a farm and arrested a man in connection with the recovery on Sunday.
The Rajasthan
Police conducted a raid late Saturday night in Harsaur village, where 9,550 kg of ammonium nitrate packed in 187 sacks was recovered from a field, Nagaur Superintendent of Police Mridul Kachhawa said was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The recovery of ammonium nitrate is significant as it has previously been linked to major blast cases, including an explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort in November 2025.
Suleman Khan, a resident of Harsaur village, was arrested at the spot. He has three previous criminal cases registered against him, the SP said.
The police has also seized a large quantity of explosive accessories, including nine cartons of detonators, 12 cartons and 15 bundles of blue fuse wire, and 12 cartons and five bundles of red fuse wire.
As per preliminary interrogation, it has been revealed that the accused was allegedly supplying explosives to people involved in legal and illegal mining activities.
A case has been registered under the relevant provisions of the Explosives Act.
The SP further mentioned that Central agencies have been notified about the seizure and are expected to question Suleman as part of a wider probe.
(With agency inputs)
