Daijiworld Media Network - Jaipur

Jaipur, Oct 13: Security agencies have recovered a consignment of suspected explosives and weapons from the Rawla Mandi area of Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district near the Pakistan border, with two youths from Punjab arrested in connection with the case.

A search operation is underway in the surrounding areas following preliminary information that the consignment was allegedly dropped by a drone from across the Pakistan border on Monday night.

The recovered material reportedly includes RDX, two pistols, four magazines, around 650 cartridges, four pairs of batteries and two remote-control devices. However, the exact nature and quantity of the seized material are yet to be officially confirmed.

The operation was conducted by teams from the Border Security Force (BSF), the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and Rawla police following an intelligence input about suspicious packets allegedly dropped near Chak 4 KNM W Tail, under Gram Panchayat 12 KND in the Rawla area.

According to officials, the ANTF had received information that three packets had been dropped by a suspected Pakistani drone in a field near a canal at around 10 pm on Monday. The packets were initially suspected to contain narcotics.

Acting on the input, security personnel searched the area and recovered the suspicious packets. The contents reportedly included weapons and explosive material, following which two youths were apprehended.

Preliminary information suggests that one of the arrested youths is from Jalandhar and the other from the Firozpur area of Punjab. Their alleged roles and links to the consignment are being investigated.

ANTF Inspector General Vikas Kumar said a large quantity of ammunition and suspected explosives had been dropped in Rajasthan using drones. He said security agencies were investigating who had sent the consignment and its intended purpose.

The IG confirmed that two accused had been arrested and said the matter was under investigation. Further details are expected to emerge as the probe progresses.

Following the recovery, security agencies have tightened surveillance along the border. Search operations are being conducted in agricultural fields, along canal banks and in nearby areas to determine whether any additional packets or suspicious material were dropped.

Investigators are also questioning the arrested youths to establish their alleged connections, identify those behind the consignment and determine the intended destination of the weapons and explosives.

A specialised team has reportedly been called from Jaipur to examine the seized material and establish its precise composition and quantity.

Security agencies are continuing their investigation, and further details are awaited.