India, Oct. 15 -- At least 7,270 kilograms of illegally stored firecrackers were seized from a godown on Purana Kheri Road in Faridabad on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

During the raid, police arrested 41-year-old Hemant Wadhwa, a resident of Saiyedwada in Old Faridabad, for illegally storing the seized firecrackers.

According to investigators, the crime branch received information about firecrackers being stored illegally and conducted a raid at the godown.

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said that the raid was a part of the police's ongoing drive to curb the illegal storage and sale of firecrackers ahead of the festive season and Diwali.

"The team searched the godown in Wadhwa's presence and found l...