Bomb-making material, weapons seized in Maharashtra, one held
Pune, Apr 3: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a huge amount of bomb-making material, and some explosives and weapons have been seized from a house in Pune district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.
One person, identified as Rajaram Abhang (71), was arrested following the seizure, an official at the anti-terrorist cell of Pune rural police said.
"Acting on a tip-off, the police on Tuesday raided Abhang's hut located at a farm in Junnar tehsil where a large amount of bomb-making material, country-made pistols, pipe bombs, some detonators and gunpowder were seized," he said.
Besides, some sharp weapons, electronic equipment including batteries, an iron armour and a metal helmet were also recovered from the place, he said.
Superintendent of Police Sandip Patil said an investigation was on into the seizure.
A case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, the police said.
Another official said in 2003, Abhang man allegedly attempted to kill his wife as he suspected her character.
"He had placed a crude bomb on a motorcycle and in the explosion, his wife and three children were injured. Abhang was subsequently arrested," he said.
#Maharashtra: Pune Rural Police have arrested a person with explosives and some detonators used to make bomb from Pimpalwadi village of Pune district. Gun powder, explosives powder, 59 detonators have been recovered from the accused. pic.twitter.com/IgoVmFgjTT
— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2019
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
