UP police arrests one for supplying arms to Maoists

Lucknow, May 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested one person from Sonbhadra District on suspicion that he was supplying explosives to the Maoists.

Sonbhadra is over 300 kilometers from Lucknow.

According to police one Ashok Kumar was arrested from Langdra area in the district.

The police recovered detonators, gelatin rods and commercial explosive ammonium nitrate.

Police added that Kumar is making contradictory statements about the explosives recovered from his possession.

According to the police, over 50-kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 25 detonators and 25 gelatin rods were seized from Kumar.(ANI)