Two booked, illegal cracker unit busted in Amritsar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 16

The city police on Friday busted an illegal firecracker unit running in the Anngarh area here. The police have booked two persons, including a woman, under the Explosives Act.

Those booked were identified as Dharminder Singh, alias Sabha, and Sarabjit Kaur, both residents of the Anngarh area. The police recovered 350 firecracker rockets, a machine, 15-kg explosive powder and 100 sand pots used for preparing crackers.

The police got a tip-off that the accused were involved in the illegal manufacturing of crackers at a residence. Therefore a raid was conducted and seizure was made while the accused were yet to be arrested, the police said.