Detection of 20 live cartridges in the baggage of TDP leader Sainath Sharma at the Tirupati airport created a flutter on Saturday.
Mr. Sharma, a single window chairman at Kamalapuram in Kadapa, arrived to board a flight to Hyderabad. As he was clearing the boarding formalities, the cartridges were found.
On being informed, the Yerpedu police attached to the airport seized them. Mr. Sharma reportedly told the police that he had a valid licence and furnished it to them.
But the police observed that Mr. Sharma should have informed the checking staff about the cartridges and the licence before going for boarding clearance.
The police detained him for further questioning. A police official said that Mr. Sharma might be let off after recording his statement.