Muzaffarnagar Police Arrest Two, Seize 1,080 Kg Firecrackers From Alleged Illegal Factory

Muzaffarnagar police have busted a purported illegal firecracker factory allegedly operating in the forest area of village Purbaliyan and arrested two people in connection with the case. The arrests were made by the Mansurpur police station team.

According to the police, the operation was carried out after they received information from an informer about the illegal manufacture of firecrackers in the forest. During the raid, police arrested Rahul Kumar, a resident of Shahpur, and Utkarsh Tyagi, a resident of Mubarikpur.

Police said they recovered around 1080 kilograms of illegal firecrackers from the spot. The seized material also included around 50 kilograms of sulphur, 25 kilograms of gunpowder and 125 kilograms of powdered coal.

The estimated value of the recovered firecrackers has been stated to be around 10 lakh rupees, according to the police. The recovery was made from the location where the alleged illegal manufacturing activity was being carried out.

Apart from the firecrackers and raw materials, police also recovered equipment and other items allegedly used in the manufacturing and packaging process. These included a packing tape machine, equipment used for sieving gunpowder, plastic tubs, packing boxes, packing material and an electronic weighing scale.

A case has been registered at the Mansurpur police station under Case No. मु0अ0सं0 291/2026, under the relevant sections of the BNS and the Explosives Act. Further legal action is being taken in the matter.

The report is by Anmol Kumar, Muzaffarnagar. The contact number provided is 7078215007.