Security Scare On New Year's Eve, Explosives-Laden Car Seized In Rajasthan

An explosives-laden car with150 kg of illegal ammonium nitrate concealed in bags of urea fertilizer was found in Rajasthan's Tonk on New Year's Eve today.

An explosives-laden Maruti Ciaz car with 150 kg of illegal ammonium nitrate concealed in bags of urea fertilizer was found in Rajasthan's Tonk on Wednesday. Around 200 explosive cartridges and six bundles of safety fuse wire (approximately 1,100 metres) were also found in the vehicle.

The police received information about the explosives being supplied from Rajasthan's Bundi to Tonk, following which they established a blockade and stopped the suspected car.

Two people, identified as Surendra Mochi and Surendra Patwa, have been arrested in the case and are currently being interrogated.

"A major operation was conducted in which explosives were seized from a vehicle. Two accused have been arrested and the investigation is being carried out. We are probing all aspects in the case," DSP Mrityunjay Mishra said.

Ammonium nitrate, a white crystalline chemical widely used as a fertiliser, was used along with other high-grade explosives in the blast near Red Fort in Delhi last month - in which 15 people died. An assessment of the blast site had revealed that the suicide bomber, Umar-un-Nabi, may have assembled the improvised explosive device (IED) improperly causing the explosion.

The incident occurred on a day when 2,900 kg of explosives (including ammonium nitrate) were found just 50 km from the capital, in neighbouring Haryana's Faridabad.

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