Hours after the State Government banned sale and bursting of firecrackers till November 30, police seized a huge cache of crackers from a house near a market complex at Talcher on Tuesday night. The firecrackers worth around Rs 25 lakh were recovered during a raid at the house owned by a person, Tima Sahoo.
Acting on a tipoff, a police team conducted the raid in the presence of Sub-Collector Rajanikant Swain, Talcher Municipality Executive Officer Atasi Parida and Tehsiladar Gauri Nayak. Source said the firecrackers were stored at the house for the purpose of sale during Diwali. The house is situated near an ATM counter, a coaching centre and many private shops.