Explosive materials seized

A large quantity of explosives was seized from the house of a suspected Naxal supporter and three persons arrested in Karnataka's Chikmangalur district on Sunday.

A large quantity of explosives was seized from the house of a suspected Naxal supporter and three persons arrested in Karnataka's Kattigehalli district on Sunday.

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A total of 250 kgs of ammonium nitrate, 168 gelatin sticks and 66 detonators were seized in Kattigehalli near Sringeri, Superintendent of Police M N Nagaraj told PTI in Chikmagalur.

Three persons had been arrested in this connection and investigation was in progress, he said.