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Deccan.com
Hyderabad, March 13: Detonators and banned gelatine sticks are being sold openly in wayside dhabas in the city outskirts. The “explosives bazaar” has been thriving because of the lack of vigil by the police. <b>In fact, the twin cities and Cyberabad have become major centres for illegal sale of explosives. The Maoists, ISI-sponsored groups and political factionalists can go shopping whenever they want.</b>

<b>An electric detonator costs Rs 4 in the illegal market and a gelatine stick is available for Rs 50. “Detonators are supplied by some people from Chityal area,” </b>said Shamshabad sub-inspector Sanjay Kumar. “Each detonator costs Rs 3.30 and they sell it for a meagre profit.” Deputy controller of explosives V.B. Minj said that the department was strictly monitoring licensed manufacturers of Chityal and Bhongir in Nalgonda district and Kukatpally and Bommala Ramaram.

“Every manufacturer has to show us records by the 10th of each month,” said the deputy controller. “We are strictly verifying the production, sale, possession and use of the explosives. There are no lapses from our end.”  According to Mr Minj, it was for the police to deal with manufacturers without licence.

<b>“Manufacturing gelatine sticks has been banned in the State,” he said. “What is available in the State is an Ammonium Nitrate-based compound and not gelatine.” </b>However, intelligence sources said that sale of gelatine sticks was still on in areas such as Rajendranagar, Shamshabad, Shamirpet, Hayatnagar, Chityal, Bhongir and Ghatkesar.

“Terror groups are procuring the material from the city outskirts,” said the intelligence official. “We have information that Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and Jaish-e-Mohammed activists are also procuring explosives, apart from Maoists.”
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