100 gelatin sticks, 350 detonators seized from a passenger train in Kozhikode

- The woman said she got a gelatin stick to dig a well

Kozhikode, Ta. Friday, February 26, 2021

A large quantity of explosives has been seized from a passenger train at Kozhikode railway station in Kerala. Railway security forces have seized more than 100 sticks of gelatin and 350 detonators from the Chennai Mangalapuram Express-02685 train. Security forces also arrested a woman in the case.

The woman is said to be a resident of Tamil Nadu and said that she had obtained a gelatin stick to dig a well. During the check, police found gelatin sticks in the bag under the woman's seat.

Explosives were found outside Mukesh Ambani's house

Just a day before the incident, 20 sticks of gelatin were found in a suspicious Scorpio outside Antilia, the residence of the country's richest businessman Mukesh Ambani. As soon as the information of the suspicious car was received, the Crime Branch team reached the spot and called Dog Squad, Bomb Disposable Squad.

ATS has also been involved in the investigation after gelatin sticks were found in the car. The Crime Branch is also investigating the case from a terrorist angle.