A shocking discovery has stirred fear in Uttarakhand's Almora district! After the deadly Delhi blast on November 10, tension soared when schoolchildren chasing a cricket ball spotted suspicious packets hidden in bushes near two schools in the Salt area. To everyone's surprise, these packets contained 161 gelignite sticks weighing more than 20 kilograms. Quick action from the school staff led to a police team from Bhikiyasain retrieving these dangerous explosives on Friday. According to Almora Senior Superintendent of Police Devendra Pincha, forensic samples were taken immediately. He said, "gelignite is often used for blasting operations during road construction but investigators are not ruling out any possibility at this stage." Who left these powerful explosives so close to schools? Local leaders hint that the explosives might be leftover material from a road project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) completed last year. Arjun Singh, village head of Dabhra, revealed, "It could have been leftover blasting stock that was never cleared after the project ended." Workers had camped near the exact spot months ago. Security in Almora tightened instantly. Bomb disposal squads, dog units, the Provincial Armed Constabulary, and local police expanded their search around schools, forest patches, and nearby pathways to find if more hidden explosives exist. SSP Pincha told TOI, "Samples have been collected, and a detailed probe is underway to identify who brought the gelatin rods and for what purpose." He also assured the public that "the seized sticks will be destroyed after a court-issued disposal clearance." This discovery comes right after a giant terror-related haul of nearly 2,900 kilograms of explosives was found near Delhi’s Red Fort, making authorities even more cautious. For now, Almora waits anxiously as police dig deeper into this explosive mystery, hoping to keep schools and citizens safe from danger ahead.