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Man arrested

By Our Staff Correspondent

MANGALORE, FEB. 1. The Venoor Police have arrested a man on the charge of illegally storing and using explosives, including gunpowder, used in the manufacture of crackers.

The police gave the name of the arrested person as Abdul Basheer Saheb (39).

He was arrested following a raid on a house at Nadagodu Hattlabettu.

The police said Abdul Basheer Saheb's brother, Sukur Saheb (50), a resident of Hattlabettu Ankarottlu House, Yelliyanadagodu village in Bantwal taluk, died on Saturday when explosives stored in the house accidentally burst. He was packing them when the incident took place, the police said.

The Additional Superintendent of Police, B.S. Lokesh Kumar, who visited the spot, said the brothers and their father, Hanif, were involved in preparing crackers.

Hanif had given up the work because of his age. The victims' house was destroyed in the blast. The Venoor Police have registered a case.

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