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A PATROLLING party of Army deployed for the security of high-secure Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL) of DRDO near Ramgarh in Panchkula apprehended a man inside the restricted area for extracting copper after burning solid wires which are used by the TBRL authorities to check explosives.
The incident happened on April 15. The accused was identified as Yashin Khan, a resident of Jaswantgarh Kotali village in Panchkula. His two accomplices managed to escape. They were identified as Polly and Vinod. Police said that raids were on to nab them. Sources said that Khan was apprehended when he was trying to extract the copper after cutting the wire inside the TBRL boundary wall. TBRL near Ramgarh is spread over hundreds of acres of land with santry posts erected all around. Army personnel patrol this area round the clock.
Lt Col Anup Sharma reported to the police that his patrolling party had spotted three men while burning the wire and two of them managed to escape around 8 pm on April 15. Later, the apprehended man was handed over to the local police at Ramgarh police post.
The probe officer, ASI Deepak Kumar, said, “Yashin Khan revealed the names of his two accomplices. The wire being burnt was of a giant size. These wires are full of copper. TBRL scientists use these wires to check the explosives and missiles. Yashin Khan is being interrogated.”
A case was registered at Chandimandir police station.
TBRL at Ramgarh is an out-door testing and evaluating range. It is spread over an area of 5,500 acres. This test range is divided into a number of technical zones/trial areas. Each zone takes up specific types of firing trials.
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