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30 bombs seized from godown; 5 held in city
In a significant breakthrough, the Commissionerate police on Thursday seized 30 country-made bombs from the premises of a soft drinks godown at Jharpada under the Laxmisagar police station.
Sources said five persons were arrested in the connection. The godown reportedly belongs to a local Kunu Jena. Acting on a tipoff, the special squad conducted the raid and seized the explosives. The arrestees were identified as Subhasish Sahani (30) of Athagarh, Jyotiprakash Mohanty (28) of Puri, Debaraj Naik (27) of Athagarh, Pabana Naik (36) of Dhenkanal and Sipun Kumar Kabi of Athagarh.
The accused have confessed about their involvement in a bombing case in Jharpada and a series of cases in Angul, Cuttack and Dhenkanal. Raids are being conducted on suspect hideouts to nab the others involved, police said.
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