Explosives seized, two arrested

KOCHI: The Kuruppampady police arrested two persons and recovered explosives kept without proper authorisation.

Biju and Prasanth, employed as managers with Anna Granites at Vaykkara, were arrested after the police took 561 kg of ammonium nitrate, 75 kg of gelatine stick, 2000 metres of loose wire and nearly 2500 detonators stored in the office room, said Sam Jose, sub-inspector.

The police have initiated probe into the source from which they got the material and to whom were they delivering it, he said.