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Gelatin sticks found near school in Uttarakhand's Almora likely for construction, say police; probe on
Principal of the government school in Dabra on Thursday evening informed the police that children playing near the school had spotted something suspicious.
Police said that the 161 gelatin sticks recovered from near a government school in Uttarakhand’s Almora are typically used to break stones in road construction projects, and appealed to the public not to believe in rumours.
The principal of Government Higher Secondary School in Dabra on Thursday evening informed the Salt Police Station that children playing near the school had spotted something suspicious in the bushes, senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Almora Devendra Pincha said.
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A police team reached the spot and secured the area for safety. “A total of 161 gelatin sticks were recovered from the scene,” Pincha said.
“On Friday, bomb disposal and dog squad teams were called to the spot. Samples were collected,” he added.
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A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against unknown people at the Salt Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act, 1959.
“A detailed investigation is underway by the police team to determine who brought the gelatin rods to the spot and for what purpose,” Pincha said, adding that gelatin rods are typically used to break stones in road construction projects.
