Alappuzha: Explosives seized from house

Alappuzha: The police seized illegally-stored explosive materials from a house at Veeyapuram and arrested the house owner on Friday.

The Veeyapuram police raided the house following a tip-off and seized the materials worth lakhs of rupees. Navas, 40, Nalauthengil house, Payipad, who was arrested, was later released on bail.

The materials were stored to make high-power crackers prior to the festival season.

 There is a ban on the public display of high-power fireworks after the district witnessed many firecracker accidents in the past few years. In July 2017, a firework at Karintharakal temple, Kayipuran, Muhamma  left nine people injured.