Jajpur: A huge quantity of explosive materials has been seized from Mukundapur village in Jajpur district during a police raid.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by the inspector- in-charge of Jenapur police station, Asish Kumar Sahu raided the house of one Susanta Kumar Behera in Mukundapur village and seized 10 quintals of ammonium nitrate and 12.5 quintals of ideal powder gel.
The huge cache of explosive materials was illegally stored at the house. The house owner has been arrested as he did not own a license for stocking the explosives.
A case was registered against Behera under relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act and the IPC.