RDX is a term synonymous with terrorism in the country and is a favourite among terrorists as an explosive.
Through the year, police in Maharashtra have been on the RDX trail and some of the recoveries that they have made have been quite remarkable.
The largest haul of RDX in Maharashtra in over a decade was on May 9 this year when 30 kilos of the deadly explosive were concealed in computer CPUs along with 10 AK 47 rifles and a large cache of ammunition.
It was recovered after a hour-and-a-half-long chase through the hilly jungles of Aurangabad.
The Anti-Terrorist Squad had finally caught up with the Sumo of the suspected terrorists near Ellora.
On May 10, Three of the accused Amir Shakil Ahmad (30), Zubair Syyed Anwar (26) and Muzaffar Mohammad Tanvir (24) produced in a Mumbai court.
All of them were from Juna Bazaar area of Aurangabad.
Later in the day, Muzaib Patel, the owner of the Sumo surrendered to the Aurangabad police.
The police suspect a jihad angle as the carriers did not receive any money to transport the arms.
The chief of this network appears to be a man called Chima who is currently located in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir.
On May 11, investigations reveal that two of their associates Abdul Azim and kingpin of this operation Zabi Ansari were in an Indica that escaped during the chase.
Police suspect they might have been carrying more arms and explosives.
The Indica was found abandoned on the Nashik-Shirdi Highway, but there was nothing it in. It was a dead end.
But not for long. On May 13, an investigation team runs into a heap of abandoned arms and explosives, including 50 hand grenades, one AK 47 rifles and magazines.
At the base of a hill in the Ankaye (Un-ka-ye) Killa area of Malegaon 100 kilometres from Aurangabad.
Five people are arrested on charges of forging the Indica license plate.
On May 14, they are produced in court the next morning and remanded to police custody. But again in the night some more discovery.
ATS finds 12 kgs of RDX, 5 AK-47s and 1000 rounds of bullet from an electric shop in Malegaon. Its owner Abdullah was taken in custody.
After a day of lull, came the day of yet another arrest. Bilal Abdul Razzak Ansari, an Urdu translator was arrested from Aurangabad.
Ten people have been arrested in the case so far. The police are now hunting for mastermind Zabi Ansari and his associate who disappeared during the chase on Wednesday.
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