Mahesh Mathur, 27, was arrested from his shop in Jama Masjid area and seized 1,225 kg of fire crackers stocked unauthorisedly in contravention of provisions of the Explosives Act, they said.
"Mathur told us that he used to procure crackers from Faridabad from the godown of M/s Magic firecrackers. Further, he also disclosed that he has planned to sell these fire crackers in retail at Jama Masjid to earn huge profit," police said.