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Major arms cache busted in UP

Nearly 800 detonators were found in the jungles of Motipur in the district by Sashatra Seema Bal personnel.

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Nearly 800 detonators were found in the jungles of Motipur in the district by Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel.

On a tip off that explosives hidden in the jungles, SSB pesonnel carried out a search operation in the area and recovered 794 detonators and 21 feet-long saftety fuse, DIG-SSB, Anil Agarwal said on Thursday.

According to sources in the force, the detonators were to be used for creating trouble during elections in neighbouring Nepal. Agarwal said extensive combing of jungles was on and SSB was on high alert in view of the elections in Nepal from April 10.

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