Two days after a blast in Anngarh that claimed the life of a woman and injured two others, the Gate Hakima police arrested a woman for allegedly running an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in the area. Her arrest led to the recovery of a huge quantity of firecrackers from her residence, the police said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Surinder Singh identified the accused as Kulwinder Kaur. A case under the Explosives Act has been registered against her.
The crackdown comes barely two days after a powerful blast, allegedly triggered by stored firecrackers, ripped through a house located just 50 metres from Kaur’s residence. One woman was killed and another injured in the incident.
The ACP said the police had received specific information that Kaur had stocked a large consignment of illegal firecrackers inside her house. Acting on the tip-off, SHO Mandeep Kaur conducted a raid and arrested the accused.
