India, Feb. 7 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday took over the probe into the arrest of a 58-year-old man after police seized 9,550 kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosives from his house in Rajasthan's Nagaur, a day ahead of Republic Day.

According to police, Suleman Khan had hidden the explosives - including 9,550 kg of ammonium nitrate stored in 187 cartons, nine carton detonators, 15 bundles of blue wick wire, nine bundles of red wick wire, and more - at his field in Nagaur's Thanvla.

"The agency arrived in Nagaur on January 27 only to interrogate the prime accused from whose premises the explosives were seized. As per a direction by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the NIA on Friday took over the case given the se...