Explosives weapons and 30,000 live cartridges seized in Bokaro

PATNA:

Bihar Police personnel on Tuesday seized 30,000 live cartridges of .315 bore, two AK-47 rifles, four INSAS rifles and huge quantity of explosive from a house in Bokaro in Jharkhand, ADG (headquarters) U S Dutta said.

Acting on a tip-off, the state police sought help from the Jharkhand Police and raided a house in Sector 12 Bokaro and recovered the firearms and explosive, Dutta said.

Special Task Force of Bihar Police had on November eight seized liquid explosive, 14 carbine-manufacturing machines, two pistols, 7,221 live cartridges, 50 detonators, one box containing naxal literature, CD and cassettes from a place under Kankerbagh police station in the state capital, he said.