District administration and police reportedly seized 600 kilograms of calcium carbide during an inspection in Gwalior's Transport Nagar on October 26. Saahas Samachar and Ghamasan reported that the stock was found in drums at a hardware business in the Bahodapur police area.
According to the reports, no licence for storing and selling the material was produced during the inspection. City administration and local police officials examined the premises and took possession of the stock.
The reports described proceedings to register a case under the collector's prohibitory order. They did not establish a completed prosecution or conviction. The material was identified as calcium carbide; the recovery should not be presented as proof of a bomb-making operation.