Karkala: Confiscation of explosives: Police seek NIA's help to investigate


R B Jagadish
Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (SP)

Karkala, Mar 28: The Karkala police have sought the assistance of National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate into the large amounts of explosives seized from various places in the taluk over the last four days.

The police have so far confiscated explosive materials worth nearly Rs 2 crore from six places across the taluk. On Friday March 28 the operation continued into its fifth day, however, the prime accused, Biju Thomas (45) from Kottayam, Kerala is still absconding. He was staying near Joduraste in Kukkundoor in the taluk until he escaped. The police have intensified their search for him.

Biju Thomas is said to have accumulated explosives much more than the limit permitted by the license he had acquired. About two years ago, a case was filed against him in a Kerala police station for illegally stocking up explosives. The Kerala police had then arrived in Karkala and with the help of the local police, taken him into custody. He was soon released on bail.

Even after his release from jail, Biju continued to illegally stock up explosives, and now he is wanted by the Karkala police.

As the NIA conducts investigations into cases related to terrorism and Naxalism, the police have sought NIA's help as they suspect that the large cache of explosives seized may have been meant not just for quarries but for unlawful activities too.

On Thursday March 27, the police confiscated explosive materials worth Rs 4.8 lac, along with a pickup truck from Ashok Nagar in Kalya village near Belman.

As many as 37,000 electronic detonators were found illegally stored in 25 boxes inside a rubber estate in Ashok Nagar  by the police. This rubber estate belongs to Biju Thomas, it is said. Biju, who had acquired a total of 40 acres of land in Ashok Nagar, Kuntady in Kalya village, had stocked these detonators in two separate places. On March 26, illegally stocked explosives were found from another spot within the same rubber estate.

Explosives had also been recovered from different places within the taluk during the last few of days. The police are yet to collect details as to how Biju would sell these explosives, who were his buyers, and who support him in these activities. Although ostensibly these explosives were meant for illegal stone quarries in the taluk, people are surprised at the fact that the stock found is totally disproportionate to the quantity required for that purpose.

Police have now begun investigation as to whether this activity has also been extended to other taluks, districts, and states.

 

  

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  • nazeer husain, katapady

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    no local tv channels discussing this matter because the arrested person is not from the minority community.

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  • Mangalorian, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    It is our right yo know the feedback from the police. Ps give us the correct information.

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  • vivek, herebile / abudhabi

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    Don't misguide us....once Explosive is used in stone Quarry industry ...its Government problem and police issue ...how it reached in so big quantity ...

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    Sometime some illegal activities are noticed, but unnoticed someway!!! 2 crore worth of explosives and electronic detonators!!! NIA's help in the investigation this case sure will bring some kind of light to the mystery !!!.

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  • dam, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    Good move... proper investigation is needed...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    Mostly this large quantity of explosives belongs to the people involved in terror activities require special investigation to detect the real facts.All the best.Thanq.

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  • natmus saquib, byndoor/dammam

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    now what

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, Mar 29 2014

    TERRORISTS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IRON HANDS...

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  • mangalore peace lover, Mangalore, Muscat

    Fri, Mar 28 2014

    This is Indian Law. you get caught get bail very easily and you will get more courage to start your illegal business.

    and opposite in Kuwait one person tries to help his neighbor by delivering painkiller tablet he get caught in the airport and he is jailed forever.

    Incredible India and Indian law.

    and about Keralites i am working in gulf with keralites. they say they dont want to live in kerala because it is very dangerous place to live so many murders take place daily and you will never get to know when you will get murderd. all criminals stay in kerala.

    now they started to stretch their activity in Mangalore and its surrounding place also. else how can one person detains such a huge quantity of explosive.

    we complain of Pakistan for any explosives and explosives are stored right under our nose.

    how can one person that too not belongs to our state buy such a huge acres of land that too soo easily.

    In our Mangalore and Udupi to buy 5 cents of land we have to run pillar to pillar.and here other state person can buy 40acres of land.
    we Mangaloeans have to wake up

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  • Santhosh, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 28 2014

    Just kick him out of the state .Aquire his property give it to poor people who work hard.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/Washington,DC

    Fri, Mar 28 2014

    People,

    Everybody knows that this explosive is used to blast rocks...he is stocking it to sell with higher profits to make huge profits from small quarry owners...to equate it to terrorism by police is to get free publicity by police at Biju's expense...

    Police are biggest publicity seeking crooks here...enjoy it till election's are over...

    You arrested him last year for the same charges,,, if it is terrorism related why you let him go on bail???

    ...JH...

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  • Willy, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 28 2014

    Who was the guarantor for Biju to release him on bail, put him in first. Get that Biju and hang him instantly without any delay, we really don't know how many people have lost their lives because of these explosives, what a stupid government we have to give him bail, give poison bail puri???

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 28 2014

    now comes to know who is the real culprit.

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