"gelatin-sticks"

The Yadagirigutta police on Friday arrested two persons on charges of illegally possessing explosive substances and seized 245 gelatin sticks and 670 detonators.

The official said that during their questioning, Merajuddin Ali Khan aka Meraj Khan and Mir Mohammad Nuruzzaman aka Romeo led to today’s arrest.

The explosion took place in the house of Thummala Ramulu, where he had stored them to blast stones. However, the gelatin sticks exploded in the night, triggering panic among the local people. Besides

About 20 workers belonging to Pulivendula, Badvel and Kasinayana mandals were working at the quarry and a few of them were engaged in unloading of the gelatin sticks.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to the Kadapa district officials and enquired about the explosion.

Waze, arrested for his alleged role in the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case on March 13, was attached to the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Mumbai police's crime branch till recently.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Waze on late Saturday night in connection with its probe into the recovery of a Scorpio containing 20 gelatin sticks near Ambani's house.

The mobile handset was recovered allegedly from Indian Mujahideen operative Tehseen Akhtar's barrack.

The police took the help of a private cyber agency to track the location of the phone on which the Telegram channel was created, the official said.

The car, a Scorpio, with 20 gelatin sticks inside was found near 'Antilia', Ambani's multi-storey residence in south Mumbai, on February 25.

The tribunal took cognisance of media report dated February 23, 2021 which reported that six people were killed in quarry blast in Hirenagavalli, Chikkaballapur on February 22.

The victim was identified as Chikkudu Murali, who was working as computer operator with Brahmara Vasinin Stone Limited Mining Company for over 6 years

Expressing shock over the incident, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said he has ordered a thorough investigation into the case.

The arrested has been identified as Midiam Chinna Lakshmaiah of Tippauram village of Venkatapuram mandal