Patiala: Malerkotla police have busted an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Dehliz Kalan village on Tuesday late evening, seizing a significant quantity of explosive material and booking three people. Police said the firecrackers were being manufactured and explosive material stored without a licence. Three more people were apprehended as a precautionary measure.Those booked have been identified as Aftab Khan, Jalaldeen and Sumit Bansal. Malerkotla Senior Superintendent of Police Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh on Wednesday said the operation was conducted by a team led by SP (D) Ramandeep Bhullar, DSP Sumit Sood and Sadar Ahmedgarh SHO. Police said a Sadar Ahmedgarh team was patrolling on Tuesday when an informer reported that Khan was making firecrackers at Saiman Palace, owned by Jalaldeen, using raw material allegedly supplied by Bansal. The team raided the premises and seized the material. FIR No. 213, (dated Oct 13-2026), was registered at Sadar Ahmedgarh police station under Sections 9B(1)(a) and 9B(2) of the Explosives Act, 1884, and Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
