Date:08/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090850160100.htm

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Four held, explosives seized

Ranchi: In a major haul, 70 kg of explosive powder, 1,994 detonators and 10,100 metres of fuse wire were recovered and four persons arrested from Ranchi district of Jharkhand on Sunday.

Two persons were arrested by a police patrol at Lapung, 24 km from here, on Saturday, Senior Superintendent of Police M.S. Bhatia told journalists.

Two others were arrested on the basis of information provided by the duo during interrogation, he said. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Salim, Tanvir Khan, Shamim and Anup Kumar. While Kumar and Shamim hailed from Ranchi town, the other two belonged to Lapung. — PTI