A large number of explosives were found in Palakkad’s Ongalloor in Kerala on Thursday, police said.
The seized explosives include 8,000 gelatin sticks stacked in 40 boxes. These were found abandoned near a quarry in Vadanakkurissi, near Shornur in the Palakkad district.
The police said that they were informed about the explosives by locals and it is suspected that the gelatine sticks were to be used for breaking rocks in quarries.
A case has been registered in this connection and an investigation has been launched, Police said.
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