Overview
- Children spotted suspicious cylindrical packets near Government Inter College in Dabra and the principal alerted police, who cordoned the area.
- The seized items were marked “901 emulsion explosives 125 gm by SBL Energy Limited,” according to the FIR.
- Bomb disposal and dog squad teams from Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital searched the site, found additional packets 15–20 feet away, and sealed samples for analysis.
- A bomb squad memo cautioned the recovered gelatin sticks remain hazardous until neutralised or detonated.
- An FIR was registered against unknown persons under explosives-related provisions, and police say the material resembles construction blasting gelatin as they probe its origin and custody.