MEERUT : Police on Sunday lodged an FIR against the owner and the manager of Roohi Industries, Mohd Dilshad and Mohd Wasim respectively, for manufacturing firecrackers without licence in the Hapur factory that witnessed a blast on Saturday, leaving 13 dead and 20 severely injured. The two were booked under charges of negligence, culpable homicide and other relevant sections of IPC.
The factory, located barely 300 m away from a police post, only had a licence to manufacture electronic toys and small goods. It had almost negligible ventilation and no emergency exit.
