Over 200 kg gelatin sticks found in Rajasthan's Dungarpur

November 16, 2022 17:31

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Sacks stuffed with over 200 kg gelatin sticks were found at two separate places under a bridge across the Som river in Rajasthan's Dungarpur district, the police said.

On Wednesday, nearly 40 kg gelatin sticks stuffed in polythene bags were found 200 metres away, the police said.

Seven sacks with 185 kg gelatin sticks, which are used in mines to carry out blasts, had been recovered on Tuesday, they added.

Deputy superintendent of police Aspur, Kamal Kumar said the sticks found on Wednesday had the branding of Rajasthan Explosive and Chemical Factory, Dholpur.

The spot is around 70 km from the site in Udaipur where an explosion took place on a railway track on the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday.

The police said the two incidents didn't seem to be connected as the make of the gelatin was different from the material found on the railway tracks on Sunday.

However, investigation from all angles is going on, they said.

Inspector General, Udaipur, Prafulla Kumar told PTI, "Prima facie, it appears that someone dumped old stock of gelatin used in mining there. However, we are investigating the matter from all possible angles." -- PTI

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