prayagraj, Sept. 2 -- The owner of the firecracker factory where a powerful explosion took place along the Prayagraj-Kaushambi border leaving 11 people dead, has been arrested after a police encounter on Tuesday, officials said. The owner Naushad was intercepted by a police team around 4am on Tuesday in the Saiyad Sarawan area in Kaushambi. According to police, when the team tried to stop him, Naushad opened fire. The police retaliated, and a bullet hit him in the leg. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment. Police said an illegal pistol and cartridges were recovered from his possession. The blast took place on Monday afternoon in the Manauri market area in Kaushambi. A large plume of smoke engulfed the area as firecrackers stored inside the factory continued to explode after the initial blast.htc...