Raigad police defuses bomb found in transport bus

As soon as police received the information, they rushed to the spot. With the help of the bomb detection squad, the bomb was diffused.

Update: 2019-02-21 09:20 GMT
Police superintendent Vishnu S. Warrier seizes teakwood logs that were hidden in the bushes by the smugglers on the outskirts of Jogipet village in Sirikonda mandal in Adilabad district on Friday. (Photo: DC)

Raigad: The Raigad Police has managed to defuse a bomb in a state government-run bus in Apta village here.

The Raigad Police said that they received a call on Wednesday night that a bomb like an element was found in a government bus.

As soon as they received the information, the police rushed to the spot. With the help of the bomb detection and disposal squad, the bomb was diffused.

"We received a call yesterday that a bomb like an element was found in a government bus. Some detonators and electric devices, enough to make a bomb, were found packed in a box and kept in the bus. Police, with help of bomb squad, has safely removed it from the bus," said the Raigad Police in a statement.

A case has been registered under Section 286 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3 and 4 of Arms Act.

An investigation in the matter is underway.

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