Explosive Found State Assembly

Explosives of over 250 kg have been recovered from an area along the border with Myanmar in Manipur, a border state where assembly election will be held next year, raising security concerns.

The Uttar Pradesh government has said the powdery substance detected in the state Assembly has tested positive for explosive PETN in preliminary examination at the state forensic science laboratory in Lucknow. It also clarified that no sample has been sent to the forensic science laboratory in Agra.

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, today called for an investigation by the country's top anti-terror agency NIA after white powder later identified as an explosive was found in the state assembly. "It is apparent that there has been shararat (mischief) and such people should be exposed," he said in the assembly.

Explosives of over 250 kg have been recovered from an area along the border with Myanmar in Manipur, a border state where assembly election will be held next year, raising security concerns.

The Uttar Pradesh government has said the powdery substance detected in the state Assembly has tested positive for explosive PETN in preliminary examination at the state forensic science laboratory in Lucknow. It also clarified that no sample has been sent to the forensic science laboratory in Agra.

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, today called for an investigation by the country's top anti-terror agency NIA after white powder later identified as an explosive was found in the state assembly. "It is apparent that there has been shararat (mischief) and such people should be exposed," he said in the assembly.