Muzaffarnagar Police Arrest Two, Seize 500 Kg Illegal Firecrackers from Warehouse

Muzaffarnagar: Police in Bhopa have arrested two people and recovered 500 kilograms of illegal firecrackers from a warehouse in the police station area. The action was carried out as part of a campaign against the storage of illegal firecrackers in view of the festivals.

According to the police, the seized firecrackers were found packed in a total of 33 cartons. The two arrested accused have been identified as Shravan Sharma, a resident of Bartan Wali Gali in Kasba Bhopa, and Dev Kaushik, a resident of village Morna.

The police have registered two cases under the relevant sections of the Explosives Act in connection with the recovery. Police said further legal action against the accused is being taken.

The operation was carried out under the supervision of SSP Suraj Kumar Rai. SP Rural Akshay Sanjay Mahadik, CO Bhopa Radha Raman Singh and Bhopa Station House Officer Ashutosh Singh led the action.

A police team from Bhopa police station was involved in the operation at the warehouse. The recovery included 500 kilograms of illegal firecrackers, which the police said had been stored illegally.

The report was filed by Anmol Kumar from Muzaffarnagar. The contact number listed with the report was 7078215007.