ATS recovers one more gelatin stick from Pathanapuram

Police combing the area, investigating all possibilities

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Kerala Police on Tuesday recovered one more gelatin stick from a cashew plantation in Pathanapuram where explosives and detonators were found. The Pathanapuram police have been combing the area since the stash was discovered by forest beat officers on patrol duty on Monday. The rain-drenched explosives were found inside a cashew plantation under the Forest Development Corporation at Padam, near the Kollam-Pathanamthitta border. Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjay Kumar Gurudin, who visited the site on Tuesday, said the police were investigating all possible angles of the development. “A thorough search was conducted in the area with the help of the dog squad and the Bomb Disposal and Detection Squad (BDDS). As of now, we are investigating all possibilities,” said Mr. Gurudin.