Jaipur, May 28 (PTI) A man transporting 45 cartons of explosives to illegal mines was arrested in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, police said on Saturday.

Jagroop Singh was arrested on Friday night after a team from the Rudawal police station intercepted the four-wheeler in which he was transporting the explosives, Bharatpur Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said in a statement today.

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The accused revealed that he was bringing the explosives from Dausa to supply to illegal mine owners in Rudawal, the police said.

A case has been registered against the accused, and an investigation is going on in the matter, they said.

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