Man arrested, illegal firecrackers worth Rs 12 lakh seized in UP's Bulandshahr

Police have arrested a man and seized illegal firecrackers worth Rs 12 lakh from a godown in the Dibai area of this Uttar Pradesh district, an official said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Akhil Kumar from a godown at Ghalibpura Road and seized 50 cartons of illegal firecrackers worth Rs 12 lakh, Dibai police station SHO Chhote Singh said.

Kumar is a resident of Chhota Bazaar in the Dibai police station limits, the police said.