LUCKNOW, Oct. 9 -- The big haul of illegal firecrackers in Nagram was sourced from Kanpur and Rae Bareli and transported to Lucknow through a carefully orchestrated plan to evade detection, police said on Wednesday.

In the raid that started on Tuesday afternoon and continued till late night, a total 1,392 kg of explosive material, including 750 kg of finished and 642 kg of semi-finished firecrackers and manufacturing stock, was seized, with the Nagram police busting an illegal firecracker network. The action comes after the recent blast at a house in Behta area, Gudamba, where firecrackers stored illegally claimed four lives.

"Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted an autorickshaw, allegedly carrying contraband, on the Nagram-Samesi ro...