Patna, Jul 17 (PTI) The Patna Police on Wednesday arrested a city resident from whose house live ammunition, chemicals used in explosives and protective gear resembling the ones worn by those in the army were seized.

According to a release issued by the district police, a raid was conducted early in the morning at the house of Pawan Mahto, a resident of Digha police station area of the city, following intelligence inputs.

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Mahto was arrested from the spot where the incriminating items were also found.

The seized items included 35 live cartridges, boxes full of potassium nitrate, wall paint and a 50-feet long chord, of the material normally used in a bomb fuse.

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The recoveries also include a body protector and a headscarf in shades that resembled the ones used by army personnel.

Mahto has been arrested and further investigation is underway, the release said.

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