Fire-crackers found in luggage, youth held at Vadodara airport

Vadodara

A 21-year-old youth was arrested after fire-crackers were found in his luggage at the city airport today, police said.

R Sharma, an event manager from Delhi, was held after fire-crackers were found in his luggage during scanning at the airport, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Leena Patil told PTI.

He was going to the national capital with two women dancers after the trio had come for a wedding party in Surat.

However, inadvertently he kept the fire-crackers in his luggage, she said.

The seized fire-crackers will be sent to laboratory to verify whether they fall into explosives category, the officer said.

Both the dancers were left after interrogation. A case under section 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter) of IPC has been registered and investigations are underway, police said.

PTI