Chhatrapur: Police have seized illegal firecrackers worth around ₹2 lakh from a house in Keutapalli village in Odisha’s Ganjam district ahead of Diwali, officials said on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off about the illegal storage of a large quantity of fireworks at the residence of Bibhuti Bhusan Behera, a team from Chhatrapur police station conducted a raid on Wednesday night and seized the explosives, police said.
A case (No. 543/2026) was registered on November 4 under Section 288 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 9(B)(1)(a) of the Explosives Act and Section 5 of the Odisha Fireworks and Control Act.
Chhatrapur police IIC Sabyasachi Malla confirmed the seizure, adding that police have stepped up surveillance against the illegal storage and sale of fireworks ahead of the festival.
