HOLDING OF ILLEGAL FIRECRACKER BUSTED IN BERHAMPUR
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
Berhampur: Police have seized illegal holding of firecrackers worth over Rs 10 lakh following a raid in Berhampur city. Many people have been arrested by Bada Bazar Police in four different major cases in different locations,and seized huge quantum of fire crackers.
In case No- 436/23 accuse. Rabi Jena (23),of Old Berhampur was caught with an Auto Rickshaw having Reg. No-OD-07-AL-5105 loaded with illegal Fire Crackers of 09 Big Cartoons. Auoto Rickshaw and Fire Crackers seized.Case No- 437/23 accd. Siba Sahu (32), of Vill-Durbandha PS-Berhampur Sadar, Dist-Ganjam presently at Chaitnya Nagar, 1st line, Panigrahipentha, Berhampur was caught with huge quantity of Fire Crackers from his rented house. Fire Crackers seized.Case No- 438/23 accuse M. Surya Narayan (45),of Pandit Street PS-Badabazar, Dist-Ganjam was caught with huge Fire Crackers from his rented house at Pandit Street, Berhampur Fire Crackers seized and Case No- 439/23 accuse. Pitambar Sethy (45),of Rajama Street PS-Badabazar, Berhampur was caught with huge Fire Crackers from his rented house at Rajama Street, Berhampur. Fire Crackers seized. He has absconded evading police action. Fire Crackers seized.
One senior police officer said, in all above Cases, huge quantity of Illegal Fire Crackers were seized from the possession of respective accused persons.
After registration of FIRs investigation is going on by Investigation officers of Badabazar police station. We are trying to ascertain the source of procurement of such illegal Fire Crackers. Legal action has been initiated against the accused persons in their respective cases. Hording and shifting firecrackers without permission is illegal.
So far all together 7 cases of processing and transporting Firecrackers illegally has been registered in Berhampur police district. They are;Sadar PS detected 1 case,BNpur PS detected 2 cases ,Badabazar PS detected 4 cases.
The total worth of all seized firecrackers is approximately than 10 lakhs.It is appeal to public and to all literate mass, if any comes across any illegal storing of Firecrackers, inform the police station and the details of informant will be kept secret. Officer said.
