Bengaluru, April 9 -- The Karnataka police on Monday intercepted a substantial cache of explosives near the border of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and arrested the person transporting the hazardous materials, according to people familiar with the matter.

The police said that the seizure took place at the Nangali check post in Mulabagilu taluk of Kolar district during a routine inspection of vehicles. Zakir Hussain (40), who was transporting the explosives, was arrested and the police seized 1,200 gelatin sticks, 7 box wires, and 6 detonators concealed within a vehicle, they added. Kolar SP M Narayan said, "We have arrested a person, seized a large cache of explosives, and used a car for transporting them. Preliminary investigations have ...