Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Security agencies breathed a sigh of relief after a bomb disposal squad (BDS) from Jaipur destroyed RDX explosives and detonators dropped by a drone from Pakistan near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district.
The explosives were destroyed in a controlled operation under the supervision of the bomb disposal team and in the presence of security personnel. The suspected RDX, described as black RDX, was detonated in two stages, producing loud blasts that sent soil flying into the air and left a crater around five feet deep.
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The detonator recovered with the explosive material had been destroyed separately before the RDX was detonated. Officials had also recovered a large detonator attached to the explosive consignment.
The operation was carried out after a joint search by security agencies uncovered packets containing weapons and suspected explosives in the border area.
ARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED
The consignment was reportedly dropped by a drone from Pakistan in the 12 KND area near Rawla in Sri Ganganagar district. Initial information indicated that three packets had been dropped near Chak 4 KNM, around the W-Tail area.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) conducted a joint operation following intelligence inputs about the suspected cross-border delivery.
The recovery reportedly included two pistols, four magazines, around 650 cartridges and approximately seven kilograms of suspected explosive material. Four pairs of pencil cells and two remote controls were also reportedly found in the packets.
ANTF, BSF TEAMS INVOLVED IN OPERATION
The operation involved the ANTF, the BSF’s 140th Battalion, the BSF’s G Branch intelligence unit and teams from the Bikaner range. Intelligence inputs reportedly helped the agencies identify the suspected drone drop and conduct the search.
ANTF Inspector General Vikas Kumar’s team played a key role in uncovering the suspected arms and explosives supply, while a team from Jaipur was brought in to safely destroy the recovered material.
CID Additional Superintendent of Police Diksha Kamra also inspected the site as the disposal operation was carried out under the supervision of the bomb disposal squad.
Two suspects from Punjab’s Firozpur district have been arrested in connection with the case and are being questioned, according to the initial information.
Security and surveillance have been stepped up in the border region following the recovery. The investigation is underway to establish the origin of the consignment, identify those involved and determine the intended destination of the weapons and explosives.
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With inputs from Harnek Singh
SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
