In order to prevent
detonators from falling
into the wrong hands,
the Union home ministry
has asked the Department
of Industrial Policy &
Promotion (DIPP) to initiate
barcoding of this sensitive
stuff so that its supply
can be properly accounted
for, reports Times
of India on August
10. The moves come in
the backdrop of a number
of instances where detonators
were used by terrorists
to trigger explosive devices
(bombs). So far, there
is no mechanism to find
out from where a detonator
was sourced, where it
was manufactured and who
its buyer was. |
