Sixteen persons have been arrested and large quantity of explosives seized by the police in the southern districts in the last few days.
In a statement, Inspector General of Police (South Zone) Rajesh Das said that special teams were formed to check illegal possession and transactions of explosives and explosive substance as per the order of the Director General of Police.
Special teams formed under the Deputy Superintendents of Police started “Operation X-Ray” on April 23. Sixteen persons who violated the Explosives Act and rules were arrested. Six cases each were registered in Virudhunagar and Kanyakumari districts and five cases in Tirunelveli district. One case each was registered in Dindigul, Theni and Madurai districts.
Mr. Das said that the operation would continue in the southern districts.