Eight reside country-made bombs seized in Raigad, 2 arrested | Mumbai information

The Mangaon police, Raigad Bomb Squad and Canine Squad have seized eight country-made bombs used for searching wild animals in forests.

A five-year-old canine of the squad, Bruno, performed a significant function find the yard of a home at Pansai Karanjwadi Adivasiwadi in Mangaon taluka of Raigad, the place the bombs had been buried.

On Monday, Mangaon police obtained a tip-off about bombs being made within the yard following which a search was carried out. Through the search, Bruno, a labrador, discovered the spot beneath a mango tree following which the group dug a gap. Eight country-made bombs in a plastic container had been discovered buried beneath the tree, knowledgeable an officer. The bomb squad confirmed that these had been reside bombs.

A case has been registered with Mangaon police station. “The seized village bombs are reside and have been positioned in {a magazine} at a quarry in Indapur for safety causes. We’ll method for disposing of the bomb after the courtroom grants the permission,” an officer from Raigad police mentioned.

Rajendra Patil, police inspector from Mangaon police station, mentioned, “Throughout this operation, two accused had been arrested whereas two others had been absconding. The accused have been remanded to police custody until June 24.”

In response to the police, the accused made and used these bombs to hunt wild boars within the forest.

It could be recalled that in November 2021, a 45-year-old man died whereas his spouse and 10-year-old son sustained critical accidents whereas making country-made bombs to kill wild boars in Mashiwadi village of Mangaon Taluka.