A huge quantity of explosives, including 1,720 gelatin sticks, were seized from a bus in central Assam's Karbi Anglong district today, police said.
During a routine checking at the CRPF check point at Bokajan, 86 packets of gelatin sticks, 30 packets of detonators, and 286 metres of cable wires were seized from the Dimapur-bound bus travelling from Shillong, they said.
The two drivers of the bus have been apprehended and investigations are on as to which militant outfit is involved, district Superintendent of Police Mukdhya Jyoti Mahanta said.