Jaipur: A shop in Jaipur’s Goner was allegedly storing more than six times the permitted quantity of firecrackers at his shop, prompting police to seize 3,745kg of stock and arrest its owner Thursday.Police said Shri Shyam Firecracker Shop, near the powerhouse in Goner, Shivdaspura, was authorised to store up to 600kg of firecrackers in the populated area. A raid, conducted after police received information about excess storage, found nearly 3.75 tonne of stock on the premises — 3,145kg above the permitted limit.The shop’s owner, Omprakash Sharma, a licensed firecracker trader, was arrested and the seized stock sealed, DCP (South) Rajarshi Raj said.The action is part of a police drive against licensed traders allegedly violating prescribed limits for storing gunpowder and firecrackers. Police are checking premises where traders are suspected of keeping explosive material beyond the quantities allowed under their licences.
