New Delhi: North East District Police has arrested five persons in five separate cases of alleged unlicensed trade and storage of firecrackers while a total of around 91.910 kg of illicit firecrackers were seized in coordinated raids in three police station areas.
Police carried out the raids on November 6 in Jyoti Nagar, Shastri Park and Dayalpur police station areas.
Police said three raids were carried out in the Jyoti Nagar area, resulting in the arrest of three persons and seizure of 61 kg of firecrackers.
Three Persons Arrested And 61 Kg Firecrackers Seized In Jyoti Nagar
In the first raid, police arrested Sunay Kumar (42) near Hanuman Phatak in Ashok Nagar Market and seized 26 kg of firecrackers including Sky Shots, Bullet Bombs and Chakkaris.
QR code scan of the firecrackers showed that these were not certified green crackers. The accused could not show any licence.
During the second raid, police arrested Atul (20) from Gali No. 3, D-Block near Hanuman Mandir Fatak Road, Ashok Nagar. 13 kg of illicit firecrackers were seized from the accused.
In the third raid, Khem Chand (54) was arrested near Mangal Bazar, Amar Colony and 22 kg firecrackers were seized.
Illicit Firecrackers Seized From Shastri Park
Police arrested Awadhesh (50) near GBSS School, Durga Mandir Road, based on secret information. 20.360 kg of illicit firecrackers were seized from two plastic bags from the accused.
During another raid, police arrested Yasin (40) from Main Karawal Nagar Road near a temple in Nehru Vihar for alleged unlicensed trade of firecrackers. Police seized 10.550 kg of firecrackers.
FIRs Registered And Further Investigation Being Done
FIRs have been registered separately in all the five cases. However, police said no criminal background was found against any of the accused.
Further investigation is being done in all five cases.