New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Two men were arrested here and a total of 104 kilograms of firecrackers were seized from their possession, Delhi police officials said on Tuesday.
A police team received a tip-off that a man would transport firecrackers concealed under food items in Sultan Puri area of outer Delhi, they said.
Based on the tip-off the team intercepted a motorcycle and apprehended the driver, Mohammad Aakib (24). They inspected a white plastic bag on the motorcycle and found 10 kg of crackers concealed under the food items, a senior police officer said.
Akib revealed that he had procured the firecrackers from a warehouse owned by Talib Yusuf (46), the officer said.
The police team nabbed Yusuf from his warehouse and 93 kg of firecrackers were seized from him, he added. PTI BM BM OZ OZ
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