The Burgumpadu police have seized a huge quantity of explosive material from a lorry bound for Maoist-affected Malkangiri District of Odisha State at Morampalli Banjar village on Khammam-Bhadrachalam main road in Palvancha division on Thursday.
According to sources, a police team intercepted a lorry laden with explosive material during a vehicle checking drive near Morampalli Banjar on Thursday morning.
The police recovered some bundles of fuse wire, gelatin sticks and several other bundles of electric detonators besides other material used to trigger explosives from the lorry. The police team detained three members of the lorry crew for questioning.
Police sources said that the illegal consignment of explosive material was procured from a quarry in Nalgonda District and was being transported to some undisclosed location in Maoist-affected Malkangiri District of Odisha.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact place from where the consignment originated and the persons behind the illegal transportation of explosive material.
