Overview
- Rajasthan’s District Special Task Force seized 150 kg of ammonium nitrate concealed in urea sacks from a Maruti Ciaz on December 31 in Tonk district.
- Officers also recovered 200 explosive cartridges and about 1,100 metres of safety fuse or electric wire, and the vehicle was impounded.
- Two suspects, Surendra Patwa and Surendra Mochi of Bundi district, were arrested in connection with the consignment.
- The interception followed specific intelligence inputs; police say the car tried to evade a checkpoint before being stopped near Chironj or Chirauj village under Baroni police station limits.
- Investigators are tracing the source, destination and intended use, with a possible illegal mining link noted as a preliminary lead, and the case has drawn added scrutiny after recent ammonium‑nitrate‑linked incidents including the November Red Fort blast.