India, Dec. 31 -- The police on Wednesday arrested two men and seized a large consignment of explosives in Rajasthan's Tonk district amid the ongoing controversy over mining activities in the Aravalli hills, officials said.

A total of 150kg of ammonium nitrate, 200 high-intensity explosive cartridges and 1,100 safety fuse wires were recovered from the accused, who were transporting the materials in a car from Bundi to Tonk.

Tonk superintendent of police Rajesh Meena said the seizure was made by the District Special Team during routine barricading on National Highway-52 (Tonk-Jaipur stretch) under the Baroni police station limits. The vehicle was intercepted during a check, he said.

"The explosives and related materials were concealed i...