New Delhi, Oct 16 The Delhi Police has seized 167.94 kilograms of illegal firecrackers from a house in Sangam Vihar and apprehended a 34-year-old man for allegedly storing them without a licence, an officer said on Friday.
After receiving information about the alleged storage of firecrackers at an H-Block house, the police team raided the building on October 12 and apprehended Mohit Gupta, a senior police officer said.
Police said they made the seizure in South Delhi during a drive against the illegal storage and sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali. The officer said police recovered different brands and varieties of firecrackers from the top-floor room, where they had been stored in plastic bags.
Police said they registered a case at Sangam Vihar police station. They said further investigation is underway.
(PTI News)
