50 detonators seized in Dantewada before bypolls on Sep 23, four held

The bypoll of the Dantewada assembly is scheduled for September 23. The voters in the assembly are 1,88,263 out of whom 89,747 are male voters and 98,876 are female voters.

Updated on: Sep 2, 2019, 20:00:01 IST

Hindustan Times, Raipur | By Ritesh Mishra

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Ahead of the Dantewada bypoll, the police have seized 50 detonators, used to trigger Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts in Dantewada district. The police arrested four people in this connection and investigation is going on.

The four people who were carrying the detonators have been arrested. Police are suspecting that the accused were supplying the detonators to Maoists in Dantewada. (HT PHOTO.)

“We have seized 50 detonators from a bus, which was coming from Hyderabad. The four people who were carrying the detonators have been arrested and interrogation is going on. We are suspecting that the accused were supplying the detonators to Maoists in Dantewada,” said SP Dantewada, Abhishek Pallav.

The accused are from Gudse village in Katekalyan area which is a Maoist affected village, added the SP. “We are trying to find out the modus operandi of the accused,” the SP said.

The bypoll of the Dantewada assembly is scheduled for September 23. The voters in the assembly are 1,88,263 out of whom 89,747 are male voters and 98,876 are female voters.

The assembly constituency has a total of 273 polling centres.

In the 2018 assembly election, BJP candidate, Bheema Mandavi defeated Congress leader Devati Karma with a narrow margin.

On April 9, two days before the parliamentary elections in Bastar, Bhima Mandavi and four others accompanying him in a convoy of vehicles were killed when Maoist rebels triggered an improvised explosive device (IED).

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Ritesh Mishra
Ritesh Mishra is the State Correspondent for Chhattisgarh with Hindustan Times. He reports on Maoism, internal security, politics, mining, governance, and major developments shaping the state. Based in Raipur, he has covered Chhattisgarh since 2016, reporting extensively from the Bastar region and other conflict-affected areas. With nearly two decades of experience in journalism, Ritesh has built a reputation for ground reporting from some of India's most challenging terrains. His coverage spans Left-Wing Extremism, counter-insurgency operations, elections, tribal affairs, environmental issues, infrastructure, mining, and socio-economic developments. He has reported on major security operations, policy initiatives, wildlife crime, and the changing dynamics of conflict and development in Central India. Before moving to Chhattisgarh, Ritesh spent eight years reporting from Madhya Pradesh, covering politics, administration, crime, development, and social issues. Throughout his career, he has reported on various forms of extremism in Central India, combining field reporting with in-depth analysis to produce accurate, balanced, and impactful journalism. Prior to joining Hindustan Times, Ritesh worked with The Pioneer and The Free Press Journal, where he covered a wide range of beats and honed his skills in political, investigative, and field reporting. His reporting is marked by exclusive stories, extensive fieldwork, and a commitment to factual, on-the-ground journalism that brings complex issues to a wider audience.Read More

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