In a massive crackdown, a team of cops conducted a marathon raid across multiple locations in Biridi, Kujang, and Raghunathpur police limits of Jagatsinghpur district, seizing a huge quantity of firecrackers worth over Rs 20 lakh, official sources said on Sunday.

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During the operation, two accused were arrested while five others remain at large. Those arrested include Subrat Mohanty from Nuapari village under Biridi police limits and Bijay Pani from Janardanpur village under Kujang police limits.

Biridi PS case (No-248. Dated 26.09.20025, U/s-288 of BNS, R/W Section 5 of Fire crackers and Loudspeaker Regulation Act, 1958, under Section 9B (1) (b) of Explosives Act, 1884, has been registered in this connection, a

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