The Ulhasnagar Police in Thane district seized firecrackers worth Rs. 43 lakhs from a shop located at Nehru Chowk on Monday morning. The police booked two people in connection with the matter. The duo did not allegedly have license to sell firecrackers, the police said.

According to the police, senior police inspector, Dilip Fulpagare received a tip off that a shop named Universal Traders in Ulhasnagar camp number 2 was selling firecrackers illegally. Under the guidance of Fulpagare, a team of police officials including, Inspector Chandrahar Godse, C.B. Bagul, Mohan Srivas, Sujit Bhojane, Manohar Gharat, Batau Wagh, Laxman Pande,  Pramila Rajguru, Utkarn Shelar raided the shop and asked one Amarjit Rajwani, who was present at the shop, for the license to sell firecrackers.