SHILLONG: In one of the biggest hauls, East Jaintia Hills police on Tuesday recovered 98 gelatine sticks and 703 electrical detonators from an abandoned coal mine in Umthe area in East Jaintia Hills.
Police said that electrical detonators could be used to make remote -controlled improvised explosive device (IED).
East Jaintia Hills police has been directed to carry out an investigation into the matter.