Nearly eight kgs of ammonium nitrate (an oxidising agent used for making explosives) was seized from a train passenger at Sealdah station on Monday.
The police said that the man was arrested as soon as he got down from the Lalgola Express at Sealdah station.
It is not yet ascertained if the man was linked to any terror outfit or if he was hatching any sabotage plot, according to the police. The police are interrogating him.
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