Delhi Police seizes 2,260 kg of firecrackers, arrests 4 for transporting consignment

Delhi Police seized 2,260 kg of banned firecrackers from two vehicles and apprehended four people for allegedly transporting the consignment, news agency Press Trust of India reported on Thursday.The firecrackers, packed in 87 cartons and boxes, were allegedly procured from Kurali in Punjab and were meant to be delivered to different recipients in Delhi.Acting on specific information about the transportation of firecrackers to the national capital ahead of the festive season, police intercepted a truck and a pickup vehicle in Delhi's Alipur area on Tuesday. Firecrackers are banned in Delhi.A search of the vehicles led to the recovery of 1,350 kg of firecrackers from the truck and 910 kg from the pickup vehicle, police told Press Trust of India. Those apprehended were identified as truck driver Lovekush, 24, his helper Vikas alias B K, 18, pickup vehicle driver Chandan Kumar Bhagat, 35, and his helper Raja Yadav, 19. All four are residents of Delhi.Police confiscated both vehicles and the firecrackers and collected samples for investigation. A case was registered on Wednesday under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosives Act. During questioning, the accused allegedly told police that both consignments had been procured from Rakesh Sood & Sons in Kurali for transportation to Delhi.Lovekush and Vikas told investigators that a man named Sandeep Bansal had loaded 48 cartons of firecrackers onto their truck for delivery to Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in Delhi. Police said they were verifying the identity of the intended recipient and Bansal's role.Bhagat told police that a man named Rahul had loaded 39 cartons onto his pickup vehicle in Kurali. The consignment was to be delivered to Rahul and some other recipients in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar.In all, police seized 2,260 kg of firecrackers from the two vehicles, apprehended four Delhi residents and began investigating those involved in procuring and receiving the consignments.- Ends