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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