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An attempt by suspected Kashmiri militants to blow up Birsa Munda central jail and the administrative block of Ranchi College was foiled when police recovered a huge quantity of explosives outside the jail premises, a top police official said on Wednesday.
The explosives were seized on Tuesday evening following a tip off that suspected militants riding two two-wheelers with a plan to blow up Birsa Munda central jail and the administrative block of Ranchi College had left for their destinations, Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Neeraj Sinha said.
Police rushed to the jail where they found an abandoned scooter outside the premises, he said, adding that 22 gelatine sticks, 10 detonators and 20 metres of fuse wire were recovered.
The owner of the scooter, Mohammed Imtiaz, has been arrested and is being interrogated, he said.
Police suspect that some Kashmir-based militant outfit might have planned the attacks in protest against the incarceration of over a dozen foreign mercenaries at Hazaribagh central jail.
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