NIA takes over probe into seizure of gelatin sticks, detonators in Kerala's Malappuram

KOCHI: (May 14) The NIA has taken over the probe into the seizure of a large quantity of gelatin sticks and detonators from Tirurangadi in Keralas Malappuram district in February this year, officials said on Thursday.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case last month and recently approached the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I court in Parappanangadi seeking transfer of case records to its special court in Kochi, sources said.

The case relates to the seizure of 89,600 gelatin sticks concealed in 448 boxes, along with 10,500 non-electric shock tube detonators, from an onion-laden lorry at Chemmad near Tirurangadi on February 7, 2026.