Huge cache of explosives seized from West Midnapore

Midnapore, March 05: A huge cache of explosives was seized from Maoist—infested West Midnapore district on Friday by a team of joint security forces, officials said.

Around 4.5 quintal of explosives was found by the security men during a search operation in Sirsi and Chandiwala villages of Kotwali area, they said.

The cache included 200 kgs of ammonium nitrate, 50 kgs of sulphur, jelly gunpowder and 300 bullets of AK series.

—PTI