Large quantity of detonators, wires seized

A large quantity of detonators and wires were seized on Monday from Vasa village in the Rohtas district, police said here.

Acting on a tip off, a police team raided a dilapidated house in the village under Mufassil police station and found 13,900 detonators and wires in four sacks, Superintendent of Police Chandan Kumar Kushwaha said.

No arrest has been made in this connection, he said, adding that a probe was on to find out the owner of explosives and the purpose of its use.

The detonators were largely used for blasting boulders by stone quarrying mafia while Maoists too have known to use them for their activities, police sources said.