KARACHI, April 22(TNS): Mominabad police have seized huge quantity of fireworks and arrested two accused from Orangi Town sector 10 Kachi Market on Sunday.
On a tip-off, a police team led by SHO Shoiab Qureshi conducted a raid in a godown and arrested accused Riazuddin alias Aslam and Khurram alias Guddu recovered 147 cartons of fireworks from his possession, including 112 cartons china matches bomb, 7 cartons hawai bomb, 2 cartons 6 shotter bomb, 2 cartons blast bomb and 24 cartons of phool jahri said SSP West Omar Shahid Hamid.
The cost of the total seized contraband is about Rs 8 lakh in the market.
Police have registered a case 150/18 u/s ppc 285/286/34.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused Riaz confessed that he used to prepare fireworks and sold it in different areas of the city.
