The sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force (North Zone) on Thursday apprehended 7 persons, including a licensed dealer, for indulging in illegal sale and possession of explosive material.
The police seized 870 gelatin sticks, 1,900 detonators, one car, one scooter and Rs. 25,000 from their possession.
According to Task Force Police, the accused have been identified as Pullagurla Sudershan Reddy, Pullagurla Janga Reddy, Kasaraboina Srinivas, Mareddy Ranga Reddy, Palani Swamy, Varikuppala Balamma and Kalumula Dayanand.
The Task Force Police arrested them based on a tip-off given by accused Varikuppala Balamma and Kalumula Dayanand, who were arrested near Padmalaya Studios.
The accused persons were handed over to Jubilee Hills police station for further investigation.
The Jubilee Hills police then recovered 2,000 gelatin sticks and 6,000 detonators stocked at a godown. (INN)