India, Sept. 4 -- The Bollarum police in Hyderabad recovered 160 electric detonators stuffed in a plastic bucket at a private venture close to the firing range of the Madras Regiment area in the Secunderabad Cantonment, officials said on Thursday. This comes three days after weapons and ammunition were stolen from the cantonment.

North Zone deputy commissioner of police Ch Sridhar told reporters that the detonators were found in Golf Enclave private venture while checks were being carried out in the surrounding areas as part of investigation into the arms theft case at the regiment.

The private venture was close to the cantonment but was not part of any Army area. "The detonators are suspected to be used by land or plot developers and k...