Badabazar Police Seize Huge Stock of Illegal Fireworks, Arrest One
Desk,Odishabarta
Brahmapur, November 1, 2026: Badabazar Police have apprehended a 25-year-old man and seized a huge quantity of unauthorised fireworks following a raid at Laxminarasingha Sahi in Brahmapur on Saturday night.
According to police, acting on reliable information about the illegal storage and sale of fireworks for monetary gain, a police team conducted a raid at Laxminarasingha Sahi, 6th Lane, on the evening of October 31.
During the operation, the person present at the spot failed to produce any valid licence or permit authorising the possession or sale of fireworks.
Subsequently, police searched his house at around 1.20 am on November 1 and recovered a large quantity of unauthorised fireworks, which were seized.
The arrested person has been identified as B. Suman Patra (25), son of B. Janardhan Patra, of Laxminarasingha Sahi, 6th Lane, under Badabazar Police Station in Ganjam district.
The seized stock comprised 26 varieties of fireworks, including Sky Bliss, Mega Mind, Nadia Bana, Sutuli Bana, Tala Fataka, Paper Shots, Red Giant, Twinkling Star, King Cobra Electric Crackers, Royal Acacanda, Flower Pots, Swirls, Sparkles, matchboxes and serpent crackers, among others. Kept at police station(?).
In this connection, Badabazar Police registered Case under Sections 288 of the Explosives Act and 5 of the Odisha Fireworks and Loudspeaker Act.
Further investigation is underway.
Brahmapur Police have appealed to the public to obtain valid licences before storing or selling fireworks and strictly adhere to prescribed safety norms to prevent accidents and ensure public safety.
