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Tamil Nadu: Four men with electronic detonators held by rural police near Coimbatore

Preliminary inquiry revealed that two persons from Coimbatore purchased the detonators from Salem and regularly sold it to the other two men.

ByPTI

Published Mar 01, 2023 | 5:51 PM ⚊UpdatedMar 01, 2023 | 6:16 PM

The rural police team spotted the detonators kept illegally in their possession in the vehicles, and seized the detonators and the vehicles. (Wikimedia Commons)

Four people were arrested on Wednesday, 1 March, for allegedly carrying electronic detonators with no valid documents in their possession near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, the police said.

A team of Coimbatore Rural Police was carrying out routine vehicle checks in Karamadai, around 35 km from Coimbatore, at 5 am on Wednesday, when it noticed the four men on two motorcycles discussing something in a suspicious manner and subsequently called them for questioning.

The police team spotted the detonators kept illegally in their possession in the vehicles.

What police found

Preliminary inquiry revealed that two persons from Coimbatore purchased the detonators from Salem and regularly sold it to the other two men, natives of Kerala, at higher rates, the police further stated.

Police seized the detonators and two motorcycles. A thorough inquiry is underway to gather details on the motive behind purchasing such detonators.

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Another case in TN

Meanwhile, a 36-year-old man was arrested near Coonoor in the hill district of Nilgiris for possessing country-made bombs, reportedly to hunt wild boars.

Based on information about illegal possession of country-made bombs, the police rushed to Prakashpuram village and arrested Kannan, who had 10 such bombs in his possession, the police said.

A probe revealed that the man was a member of a gang that is involved in using such bombs in Aruvankadu area for hunting, and five bisons had recently died following explosions near the animal’s habitat, they said.

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