CUTTACK: Investigations into the bomb explosion in a mobile shop at Sikharpur Nadikulasahi under Chauliaganj Police limits on October 8 have led to recovery of arms, ammunition and explosives. The owner of the shop Kartik Behera (22) has confessed to his involvement in bomb-making. Police on Sunday recovered a Mauser along with five rounds of live ammunition and substantial quantity of gunpowder from a house near the mobile shop. He had apparently been using the one-room shed as his bomb-making unit. What has surprised the police is that Behera had no criminal antecedents nor had he established connections with any group. He had apparently taken to the illicit activities recently with the intention of entering the world of crime. He could have planned to get into extortion for fast money, Chauliaganj Police said. On October 8 evening, the Shiva Communications mobile shop, owned by Behera, was rocked by a couple of blasts injuring around six, including him. While it was believed to have come under attack from miscreants, examinations revealed the blasts occurred inside the shop itself. The crude bombs kept inside had gone off. Behera had been absconding since then but finally surrendered on Saturday. He was brought on remand by police and interrogations led to the recovery. He had no experience or training in bomb-making but had been trying his hand at the dangerous work. The bombs, he had kept in shop, had exploded due to his inexperience, police said.
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