Railway line blast: ATS recovers explosives from accused's home
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Udaipur: On the recent Ahmedabad railway track blast case, police recovered bomb material and explosives from Ankit Suwalka's house. Suwalka allegedly supplied materials for the operation, according to police.
Rajasthan Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad recovered 64 detonators, cartridges, fuse wires and other material were recovered. The samples have been sent to a forensic science laboratory, they said.
It was on Thursday, the ATS arrested Suwalka, his father and two others, namely Dhulchand and Prakash Meena, for alleged involvement in the blast. A minor was also detained for his alleged involvement. Suwalka and hos father was sent to four-day police custody.
Police said that the Saturday search was based on the testimonies by Suwalka when he was interrogated. Bihari Lal and Suwalka were known for supplying explosives to local people, and this prompted the main accused, Dhulchand, to approach them, police said.
The explosion occurred at a bridge between Jawar and Khawar Chanda under the North Western Railway's Ajmer division here late last Saturday.
The explosion occurred at a bridge between Jawar and Khawar Chanda under the North Western Railway's Ajmer division here late last Saturday.