A raid being conducted by the rural police at two shops in Bhilowal Pakka village, from where a huge quantity of firecrackers was seized on Saturday. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, November 7
The rural police, acting on a tip-off, raided two shops in Bhilowal Pakka village on Saturday and confiscated a large quantity of illegally stored firecrackers.
Two separate FIRs were registered at the Lopoke police station.
Those booked were identified as Mandeep and Harsh Kumar. Both have been arrested and further investigations were on in the case.
Similar raids were conducted at Rayya and Majitha area as well. From Rayya, the police nabbed Vipin Arora, who runs a grocery shop in the area. The police have confiscated firecrackers worth Rs2 lakh from them.
In another raid, Gulshan of Majitha, who has a mobile repair shop at Majitha vegetable market, was booked.
Separate cases under the Explosive Substances Act have been registered against them.
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