Police arrest man with illegal firecrackers worth ₹3 lakh

Greater Noida: Police arrested a 39-year-old man on Wednesday for storing illegal firecrackers worth ₹3 lakh at his home in Greater Noida

Greater Noida: Police arrested a 39-year-old man on Wednesday for storing illegal firecrackers worth ₹3 lakh at his home in Greater Noida.

Police said they received information on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday that a man was selling firecrackers from a residential society, posing risk to the residents. (Representational image)

According to the police, the suspect was identified as Shahberi area resident who hails from Bulandshahr and lives in Balaji Enclave in Greater Noida.

Police said they received information on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday that a man was selling firecrackers from a residential society, posing risk to the residents.

Around 2.30 am, a team from the Bisrakh police station raided the house and found a large quantity of firecrackers stored there.

The FIR filed by sub-inspector Vipin Kumar read,”The suspect failed to produce a licence to sell the firecrackers. There was also no fire safety equipment at the premises.”

During probe, the suspect revealed that he had stored the firecrackers to sell them during Diwali, the FIR added.

Police said firecrackers were already banned in the National Capital Region.The suspect was arrested and a case under Sections of the Explosives Act and Section 288 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substances) of the BNS was registered at Bisrakh police station.