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Delhi Police Seizes 2,101 kg Illegal Firecrackers, Arrests Three in Major Bust
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News18•03-10-2026, 15:45
Delhi Police Seizes 2,101 kg Illegal Firecrackers, Arrests Three in Major Bust
- •Delhi Police seized 2,101 kg of illegal firecrackers from two vehicles and a godown in outer-north Delhi.
- •Three individuals were apprehended in connection with the recovery: Amit Gupta, Sunil, and Manoj Kumar.
- •Police intercepted two tempo vehicles on October 1, acting on specific information about firecracker transportation from Haryana to Delhi.
- •The initial seizure from the vehicles amounted to 1,350 kg of firecrackers, leading to the arrest of the two drivers.
- •A follow-up investigation led to the discovery of an additional 751 kg of firecrackers at a godown in Alipur, where Manoj Kumar was apprehended.
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The Delhi Police seized approximately 2,101 kg of illegal firecrackers during operations in outernorth Delhi.
The firecrackers were discovered across two tempo vehicles intercepted along the Urban Extension Road-II in Bawana and at an additional storage facility in Alipur.
Three people were apprehended in connection with the recovery, including the drivers Amit Gupta and Sunil, along with Manoj Kumar.
