53 held in Meerut Range crackdown on illegal firecracker storage ahead of Deepavali

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Police successful Uttar Pradesh's Meerut Range person launched a large thrust against the amerciable retention and merchantability of firecrackers up of the festive season, arresting 53 radical and registering 37 cases, officials said connected Wednesday (October 15, 2025).

The wider Meerut Range includes districts of Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahr and Hapur.

During the operation, constabulary recovered firecrackers and explosive materials worthy respective crores of rupees from assorted districts successful the range, they said.

Meerut Range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Kalanidhi Naithani said occurrence information has been accorded apical precedence during the festive period.

"We entreaty to citizens to instantly study immoderate exigency oregon amerciable enactment by calling helpline numbers 112 oregon 101," helium said. "Our occurrence tenders are afloat prepared, and each indispensable arrangements person been ensured successful hospitals," the DIG added.

He further stated that the retail merchantability of firecrackers successful densely populated areas would not beryllium permitted, informing that strict enactment would beryllium taken against violators.

The constabulary said checking drives volition proceed passim the festive play to forestall immoderate untoward incidents and guarantee that radical observe safely.

Published - October 15, 2025 05:06 p.m. IST

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