Archive · 9 Aug 2026
NIA arrests key accused in Kerala illegal explosives seizure case
The National Investigation Agency, a special police team in India, has caught another person in a big case about dangerous explosives.
Explosives are materials that can cause a big blast, and these were being carried illegally.
Earlier this year, police found a truck full of nearly 90,000 explosive sticks and more than 10,000 shock tubes.
The truck was parked at a brick company in Malappuram, a place in Kerala.
The people involved did not have permission to keep or move the explosives.
The special team searched many places in three different states to find clues.
The newest arrested person is named Haris TA, and police say he planned the whole thing.
Now ten people connected to the case have been caught.
Police are still working to understand the full plan behind the illegal explosives.
They want to stop anyone else from moving dangerous explosives without permission.
The NIA arrested Haris TA, identified as the main conspirator, from Manjeri in Kerala's Malappuram district, bringing total arrests to ten.
Haris TA was allegedly involved in the illegal procurement of the seized explosives.
The case stems from the February 7, 2026 seizure of 89,600 explosive sticks and 10,500 NONEL shock tubes from a lorry at Farha Hollow Bricks Company on Chemmad-Thalappara Road in Malappuram.
Kerala Police intercepted the lorry and arrested three persons; the NIA later re-registered the case, conducted searches at 19 locations across three states, and took over the investigation.
Three more accused were arrested from Vijayapura, Karnataka on August 7, and the probe into the larger conspiracy is continuing, the NIA said.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Haris TA, described as the main conspirator; Kerala Police earlier intercepted the lorry and arrested three persons.
- What
- Arrest and investigation into the seizure of 89,600 explosive sticks and 10,500 NONEL shock tubes illegally transported and possessed in Malappuram, Kerala.
- When
- Haris TA was arrested on Saturday, August 8, 2026; three other accused were arrested from Vijayapura on August 7, 2026; the explosives were seized on February 7, 2026.
- Where
- Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala; Vijayapura in Karnataka; the seizure occurred on Chemmad-Thalappara Road in Malappuram, Kerala.
- Why
- The accused allegedly lacked valid licences or permissions for transporting or possessing the explosives, and the arrest is part of an ongoing probe into the larger conspiracy.
- Key accused arrested
- Haris TA (main conspirator)
- Total arrests
- 10 persons
- Explosives seized
- 89,600 explosive sticks and 10,500 NONEL shock tubes
- Seizure location
- Farha Hollow Bricks Company compound, Chemmad-Thalappara Road, Malappuram, Kerala
- Seizure date
- February 7, 2026
- Arrest location
- Manjeri, Malappuram district, Kerala
- Searches conducted
- 19 locations across three states
- Prior arrests
- Three accused from Vijayapura, Karnataka, on August 7
