India, Oct. 19 -- The crime branch of Palwal police has busted an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit operating in Manpur village, Hathin, and seized more than two tonnes of crackers and raw materials allegedly meant for supply to Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad and other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), officials said on Saturday.

Police said the factory was functioning clandestinely amid agricultural fields and was discovered after the crime branch received a tip-off from an informer. During the raid, officers seized a total of 2,019.42 kilograms of materials, including 1,899.83 kilograms of fully prepared crackers packed in 28 sacks for distribution. The rest included 18 kilograms of potash powder, 14 kilograms of various sal...