Kharibari, 04th November: Panitanki Outpost police, acting on a tip-off, seized 300 packets of banned firecrackers from a warehouse in Panitanki along the India-Nepal border ahead of Diwali. A firecracker trader was arrested in connection with the case. The arrested trader has been identified as Bikash Acharya.
According to information, police first raided the trader’s shop before conducting a search of the warehouse. During the operation, 300 packets of banned firecrackers were seized, with an estimated market value of around ₹4 lakh.
The accused will be produced before the Siliguri Sub-Divisional Court on Thursday. Police sources said surveillance against the sale of banned firecrackers will continue during the Diwali period.
