Three suspects held with explosives in Kinniya

The Navy apprehended 03 suspects with an explosive cache, during a combined operation conducted with the Police in Kuraiyaadi on 01^st March 2020.

The Navy has been vigilant over the use of explosives to kill schools of fish for easy collection and its repercussion on marine environment. Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command in coordination with the Kinniya Police has intercepted 03 suspicious persons on a motorbike in the general area of Kuraiyaadi and found 03 water gel sticks and 45 non electric detonators in their possession.

The apprehended persons have been identified as residents of the same area, aged 23, 37 and 44. Meanwhile, the Kinniya Police is conducting onward investigation into the incident.