Mumbai: A huge quantity of explosives, suspected to be RDX, was seized by Anti-Terrorist Squad in a raid on a bungalow at Nallasopara in Palghar district on Thursday night, police said.
The explosives were found at Bhandar aali in Nallasopara west, they added. The bungalow belongs to a man named Vaibhav Raut who has been arrested by ATS.
Mumbai: Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) conducted a raid at the residence of a person named Vaibhav Raut in Nala Sopara area yesterday and recovered some suspicious material from the house and a nearby shop. Vaibhav Raut detained. More details awaited. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/UwaI8WOTgb
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2018
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The ATS team was keeping an eye on the bungalow since last few days. On Thursday, the harmful content was found with the help of a dog squad, a bomb disposal agaent and a Nashik squad.
“A forensics team has been called and we are analysing the substance to determine if it is RDX,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
