Gurugram, Nov. 7 -- A joint enforcement team of Gurugram police and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) seized around 25kg of illegally stored firecrackers in two operations in Sector 56 and registered two FIRs against the alleged sellers, police said on Saturday.

According to police officers, the raids were conducted late on Thursday evening, and the FIRs were registered on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Both operations were carried out based on a tip-off.

The first operation was carried out following a tip-off that a man was selling firecrackers from a hut in the area. A police team reached the spot and found the suspect allegedly selling firecrackers without the requisite licence or permission. Several va...