Azamgarh Police Seize 672 Kg Illegal Firecrackers, Arrest Two in Atraulia
Varanasi: Atraulia police in Azamgarh district on Saturday arrested two persons for storing 672 kg of firecrackers, worth about Rs 5.47 lakh, illegally in rented rooms of a residential house. During the search, police recovered 325 kg of firecrackers packed in 24 cartons. The estimated value of the recovered stock was around Rs 2.65 lakh. Gupta (42), a resident of Ward No. 09 near Hanumangarhi Temple, Atraulia, was arrested. In another raid near Patel Tiraha, police searched the rented room of Praveen Gupta alias Pintu (36) and recovered 347 kg of firecrackers packed in 10 sacks and nine cartons, valued at about Rs 2.82 lakh. 09, Baran Chowk, Atraulia, was arrested. Cases were registered at Atraulia police station under Section 5/9B of the Explosives Act.
Azamgarh CO (Budhanpur) Vijay Kumar Singh Gaur said under the ongoing drive against illegal storage and sale of firecrackers in view of the forthcoming festival of Diwali , police received information that firecrackers had been stored without permission on a number of rented premises in Atraulia town. Acting on the tip-off, a police team searched a room rented by Virendra Kumar Gupta near Sambho Mata Temple.
Both accused were produced before the court and sent to jail.