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Explosives from detained ship finds its way through Bengal | Port and district authorities in East Midnapore of West Bengal ordered a thorough probe after tonnes of ammonium
nitrate, contained in a detained ship from Estonian freight ship spilled on a busy road during transportation. A cargo ship, MV Fani carrying around 8,000
tonnes of ammonium nitrate, was detained on November 1 at Haldia Port following
intelligence inputs that the insurgents might have access to this consignment
for making explosives. Officials believe that the material could have been pilfered
while on its way from Haldia to an explosives-manufacturing factory located in
Jharkhand. "We are clearing the chemical and we have been asked to spray water
here after the clearing, so that it does not pose any harm to anybody," said Sheik
Abdul Rahman, a worker. Meanwhile, the apex district authorities confirmed that
the company handling the consignment has violated the undertakings given to the
police as such legal action would be taken against it and the agency assigned
in forwarding the consignment. "I was informed that the company to which the consignment
belongs, they have given an undertaking to police authorities that they would
handle the material in a particular kind of way. They will transport in a particular
kind of way, so if these conditions or undertakings are violated, then we will
take necessary legal actions against them," said Choten Dhendup Lama, District
Magistrate, East Midnapore. |
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