CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Patna, On Wednesday, police reached a house in Digha police station area to raid to recover stolen goods. When the police raided the house, they were shocked. A large quantity of live cartridges, twine, charcoal, a full box of potassium nitrate and an empty box along with many objectionable items were recovered from there. Police have also arrested a person from the spot. Police is seeing the possibility of exposing another big conspiracy.

It is from Digha police station area of ​​Patna. On Wednesday morning, the police of Rupaspur police station reached Mithilesh Mahato's house to raid on the information given by the arrested criminal of auto lifter gang. When the police raided the third floor of a house near Kurji Gate No. 71, the police recovered 35 live cartridges along with bomb making material from there. The police recovered a cloth resembling a body protector which is likely to be a bulletproof jacket and a bag of army dress colour.

After this, the police arrested Mithilesh's brother Pawan Mahato from there. The FSL team has been called for investigation. Mithilesh's mother told that the police has taken away her middle son. He has no connection with these goods. Mithilesh's mother told that two days ago two boys from Rupaspur had come with her elder son to keep the goods. Mithilesh is a driver. The woman said that the son has gone to a wedding. She is not telling where he has gone.

Mithilesh's mother said that the place from where the police have recovered the goods is her elder son's room. She lives with the middle and younger sons. She told that Pawan is innocent. He is doing GNM training in Bhopal. The elder son whose name is Mithilesh had kept the goods. We had asked him the day he brought the goods but he refused to tell anything.

When asked about the empty box of potassium nitrate, he said that it looked like a face pack. The daughter-in-law used to take it out and apply it on her face. The police took the bomb-making material with them. At present, the police is expanding the scope of investigation beyond theft. According to police sources, there is a suspicion that this racket may be related to making bullets and bombs. The police is also investigating its Naxalite connection.

"The police of Rupaspur police station had gone to raid in Digha police station area. The police had reached to search for Mithilesh Mahato near Kurji Gate No. 71. When the third floor was searched, 35 live cartridges, acetone charcoal powder, charcoal paint cans and potassium nitrate were recovered from inside the room. A cloth like a body protector and an army-coloured cloth were also recovered."