Sunday, October 2 2005 14:26 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kohima: Security forces have recovered 800 detanators, 710 gelatine sticks and six bundles of cordex, each 10 meters long, from Dimapur railway station. The recovery was made by the Assam Rifles from the platform and a waiting three-wheeler outside station entrance yesterday, official sources said.

When security personnel asked a man to open his bag, he panicked and fled leaving his luggage, leading to recovery of the explosive materials. Later some bags were recovered from an auto-rikshaw, which the person hired after arriving at the station by Lamding-Tinsukia passanger train.

The bags also contained a banner of Hmar youth association, two camouflage uniform and a naga shawl, the sources said, adding police believed the person was from Mizoram.

One Hmar youth was arrested for bringing the consignment from Mizoram to Dimapur. On Gandhi Jayanti day last year a series of blasts rocked various parts of Assam and Dimapur. At least 28 people were killed and scores injured in the twin blasts at Dimapur on the day.