Kolkata: Two people were arrested after the Kolkata Police intercepted a vehicle carrying Huge quantity of explosive substances. The vehicle was coming from Odisha, was enroute to North 24 Parganas.

After receiving the tip, police officers intercepted a goods vehicle near Tala bridge on the BT Road in the early hours of Saturday and seized 27 gunny bags containing about 1,000 kg of potassium nitrate.

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Police recovered about 1000 kgs of explosive substances (Potassium Nitrate) contained in 27 pieces of gunny bags. Both the driver and a helper have been arrested. They have been identified as Indrajit Bhui, 25, and Padmolochon Dey, 31.

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A police official said, “Potassium nitrate is used in making explosives. Two persons - the driver and his helper have been arrested”. The officer further added, "The vehicle was coming from Odisha and was heading towards North 24 Parganas district. We have arrested the driver and the helper of the goods vehicle. We are interrogating the duo and trying to find out more details from them.”