"We have got vital clues regarding the mysterious disappearance of a truck carrying 30 tonnes of explosive ammonium nitrate. A police team is in Satna town and we are hoping to crack the matter soon," a senior police official, who is probing the case, told PTI.
Licensed fertiliser trader Kamal Agrawal from Indore had loaded the truck with 600 bags of ammonium nitrate, meant for transporting it to Singrauli town. The registration number of the truck was MP-19/ HA 1163, sources said.
When the truck did not reach its destination, Agrawal made frantic efforts to locate it. He then reported the matter to police.
Although ammonium nitrate is generally used as fertilisers, there have been reports that it was being used as an explosive by ultras, after which, the Centre has classified it as an explosive material.
