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Meerut Police seize illegally stored firecrackers worth Rs 50 lakh, arrest five

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Last Updated : Oct 17 2019 | 4:50 PM IST

Meerut police on Wednesday seized illegally stored firecrackers worth Rs 50 lakh from Datavali village and arrested five people.

Ajay Kumar Sahani, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said: "Based on the information, a raid was conducted in Datavali village of Bhavanpur police station area. Police have recovered firecrackers worth Rs 50 lakh from a godown and arrested five people for the same."

"The accused did not have a licence for selling firecrackers and yet they were storing it," he added.

Further investigation in the matter is underway.

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First Published: Oct 17 2019 | 4:36 PM IST

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