Shillong, Feb 16: Two persons were arrested in Ri-Bhoi district on Wednesday with a huge cache of explosives, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was intercepted at Byrnihat police outpost area near the interstate border with Assam around 5 am and the explosives were recovered, Superintendent of Police Giri Prasad said on Wednesday.
“When the concerned vehicle (AS01 LC 1112) was asked to stop, the driver didn’t respond the police call and tried to flee from the area. The police team had also chased the vehicle and later intercepted the vehicle. During the search operations, the police team recovered 12 cartons of gelatin sticks and 24 packets of electric detonators from the vehicle,” the SP said.
The arrested persons were transporting the materials from Jaintia Hills to Rani Bazar in Guwahati for selling those, he added. (Agencies)
