Muzaffarnagar police say 605 kg firecrackers seized in Charthawal raid, one held

Police in Muzaffarnagar say they seized about 605 kg of allegedly illegally stored firecrackers and arrested one person after a raid in the Jhota Kabadi locality of Charthawal town on November 5. The account is based on information supplied by the reporter and attributed to Charthawal police.

According to police, a tip-off led a team headed by Charthawal station in-charge Satyanarayan Dahiya to a godown linked in the police account to two relatives. Officers reported finding 26 cartons of firecrackers of different brands, with a total stated weight of about 605 kg.

Police said one man from the locality was arrested at the spot. A case has been registered at Charthawal police station under provisions of the Explosives Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further legal action is under way. The allegations and the status of the material remain subject to the investigation and court process.

The submitted photograph shows cartons at Charthawal police station in Muzaffarnagar. It does not by itself establish the contents of the cartons, the claimed seizure, or the date of the raid.