15 October,2024 02:26 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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Two men were arrested in Delhi 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.
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The police team nabbed Yusuf from his warehouse and 93 kg of firecrackers were seized from him, he added.
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