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In a major crackdown on illegal firecracker manufacturing, police seized a massive cache of explosives and firecrackers from Ichhapur and Baradabari villages under Khandapada police limits in Nayagarh district on Saturday.
Two individuals,Babaji Nayak of Ichhapur and Alok Kumar Nayak of Baradabari,were arrested for allegedly running large-scale illegal firecracker operations for several years.
During a raid on Babaji Nayak's residence, police recovered 1,500 Nadiya bomb firecrackers, 140 packets of paper bombs, 1,850 tal photkas, 1,100 kumpis, and 15 cases of gunpowder, along with other explosive materials.
In a simultaneous ...