Bahraich Police Arrest Five Over Alleged Illegal Sutli Bomb Manufacture, Sale

Five arrested in Bahraich for alleged illegal manufacture and sale of sutli bombs

Bahraich Police have arrested five people in connection with the alleged illegal manufacture and sale of sutli bombs. Police said they recovered a total of 17 kilograms 50 grams of sutli bombs and fuse material during the operation.

The action was carried out under the direction of Bahraich Superintendent of Police Shri Vishwajeet Srivastava. It was conducted under the supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Durga Prasad Tiwari and Nanpara Circle Officer Chitranshu Gautam, and under the leadership of Nanpara Station House Officer Gurusen Singh.

The police action was part of measures being taken to control crime and criminals. Shri Vishwajeet Srivastava had also issued instructions to effectively prevent the manufacture, storage and sale of illegal firecrackers and explosive substances in view of the Diwali festival.

According to the police, on 09.11.2026, the Nanpara police team was conducting area visits, checking and patrolling when it received information that sutli bombs were being manufactured and sold illegally in Siddiq Madaiya.

The team immediately reached the spot and conducted questioning and a search. Police said they recovered 02 kilograms 600 grams of sutli bombs, 800 grams of fuse and 01 kilogram 800 grams of a bundle of sutli.

During questioning, accused Anwar Ali, son of Abbas Ali and a resident of Vanjariya, Kotwali Nanpara police station, Bahraich district, allegedly told the police that he was manufacturing sutli bombs illegally and selling them from a rented shop located in Siddiq Madaiya.

Police said Anwar Ali further told them that he sold the manufactured sutli bombs to his other associates. According to the information provided by him, those associates were selling the bombs from temporary firecracker shops set up at the Sahadat Inter College ground.

Recovery from temporary firecracker shops

On the basis of the information received from Anwar Ali, the police team inspected the firecracker shops at the Sahadat Inter College ground.

During the inspection, police recovered 02 kilograms 450 grams of sutli bombs from Zeeshan’s shop. They recovered 03 kilograms 50 grams from Shivam Soni’s shop, 03 kilograms 200 grams from Aman Soni’s shop and 03 kilograms 150 grams from the shop of Mo0 Rais.

During the inquiry, the concerned persons told the police that they had permission to operate temporary fireworks shops and sell fireworks for three days on the occasion of Diwali. However, police said none of them had valid authorisation to sell sutli bombs.

The police also said that Anwar Ali did not have any valid licence or permission related to the manufacture and sale of sutli bombs.

On the basis of the questioning and the recoveries, Nanpara police station registered case number Mu0A0S0 446/2026 under Section 5(a) of the Explosive Substances Act.

The police said necessary legal action against all five arrested accused was completed and they were sent to the court.

Names of the arrested accused

The arrested accused have been identified as Anwar Ali, son of Abbas Ali, resident of Banjar­iya, Kotwali Nanpara police station, Bahraich district; Zeeshan, son of Raghu, resident of Ghasiyaarantola, Kotwali Nanpara police station, Bahraich district; Shivam Soni, son of Durga Prasad, resident of Purani Bazar, Kotwali Nanpara police station, Bahraich district; Aman Soni, son of Durga Prasad, resident of Purani Bazar, Kotwali Nanpara police station, Bahraich district; and Mo0 Raish, son of Abdul Rashid, resident of Beldaran Tola, Kotwali Nanpara police station, Bahraich district.

The case has been registered as Mu0A0S0 446/2026 under Section 5(a) of the Explosive Substances Act. The total recovery was listed as 17 kilograms 50 grams of sutli bombs and fuse.

The arrest and recovery team included Station House Officer Shri Gurusen Singh with accompanying personnel, Sub-Inspector Shri Vikas Verma, Sub-Inspector Shri Kameshwar Rai, Constable Amresh Bahadur, Constable Sanjeev Yadav, Constable Abhishek Trivedi, Head Constable Pramod Yadav, Constable Sandeep Thana, Constable Sushilsih Thana, Constable Ankit Pandey and Constable Aniket Patel.