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Maharashtra: Detonator, crude bomb material found in state transport (ST) bus in Raigad

News Agencies | Updated on: 21 February 2019, 15:10 IST

A detonator and other material used for making crude bombs was found in a state transport (ST) bus in Raigad district of Maharashtra, the police said Thursday.

The material was kept under a seat, said police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kundan Gawde.


The conductor, while checking the bus after its last service of the day in Rasayani area Wednesday night, found some suspicious-looking objects under a seat, and alerted local police.

The police called a bomb detection and disposal squad which found that there was a detonator alongwith electric wires, shrapnels and batteries.

Raigad Police registered a case under the Indian Explosives Act and further probe was on, API Gawde said.

-PTI

First published: 21 February 2019, 15:10 IST