Major haul of explosives in Bihar seized

Police on Tueday seized 200 kg amonium nitrate, 120 detonators and five packets of gelatine, besides four pistols from Sakarpur village in Bihar's Munger district, police said.

On a tip-off, police raided a house and seized the explosives, besides four live cartridges.

Police suspected that the arms and explosives were stockpiled there for Maoists.

First Published: Jun 29, 2010 13:45 IST