In Jharkhand, the police recovered a hijacked 10-wheeler truck of the Indian Explosives Ltd, carrying 15 metric tonne of powerful explosives in Hazaribagh district. The truck left the godown at Gomia in Bokaro district in the morning and was proceeding to Assam via Bishnugarh and Bagodar in Jharkhand.

Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj said the police raided the jungles of Bishnugarh following a tip-off, and found the explosive-laden truck there. Some anti-socials hijacked the truck for selling the explosives to Maoists and other criminal elements. The khalasi of the truck was kidnapped but the driver managed to escape. Mr. Kamboj said two of the hijackers were arrested.

This was the third incident of hijacking of explosive laden vehicle from Gomia in the last fortnight.