India News | 2 Godowns of Illegal Crackers Unearthed in Jalandhar

Jalandhar (Punjab), Nov 5 (PTI) Two godowns of illegal firecrackers and Chinese kite flying strings worth Rs 10 lakh were unearthed here on Thursday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the two units at Pacca Bagh locality were raided, and 44 boxes of firecrackers and 15 boxes of banned Chinese kite flying string were recovered, according to police.

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The godowns are found to be belonging to Gurdeep Singh alias Gora, who is a habitual offender of illegally stocking firecrackers. A case under relevant sections of the the Explosive Substances Act and the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the suspect, police said.

Police are investigating the source of such a massive delivery of firecrackers and Chinese strings. PTI

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