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Uttar Pradesh firecracker factory blast: owner arrested after encounter, seven cops suspended

Naushad, owner of the Uttar Pradesh firecracker factory that exploded, was arrested after opening fire on police in an encounter.

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Naushad, the owner of a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, was arrested on 2026-09-01 after an encounter with police, according to a news report by Sanjay Pandey. [1] Officials stated that the owner of the firecracker factory where an explosion killed 11 people was arrested after a police encounter on Tuesday. [2] The blast took place on Monday afternoon in the Manauri market area in Kaushambi, killing 11 people including eight children. [3] Naushad was hiding in a brick kiln and opened fire at police after being asked to come out, as reported on 2026-09-01. [4] Naushad was injured in retaliatory fire from police during the encounter on 2026-09-01. [5] An FIR was registered against six members of the family under Sections 105 and 288 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Sections 4, 5 and 9B of the Explosives Act, 1884. [6] The owner, identified as Naushad, was intercepted by a police team around 4am on Tuesday in the Saiyad Sarawan area in Kaushambi. [7] Seven police officers were suspended in connection with the firecracker factory blast and subsequent encounter, according to the article dated 2026-09-01. [8]
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  1. Naushad, the owner of a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, was arrested on 2026-09-01 after an encounter with police, according to a news report by Sanjay Pandey. · Deccan Herald
  2. Officials stated that the owner of the firecracker factory where an explosion killed 11 people was arrested after a police encounter on Tuesday. · Hindustan Times
  3. The blast took place on Monday afternoon in the Manauri market area in Kaushambi, killing 11 people including eight children. · Hindustan Times
  4. Naushad was hiding in a brick kiln and opened fire at police after being asked to come out, as reported on 2026-09-01. · Deccan Herald
  5. Naushad was injured in retaliatory fire from police during the encounter on 2026-09-01. · Deccan Herald
  6. An FIR was registered against six members of the family under Sections 105 and 288 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Sections 4, 5 and 9B of the Explosives Act, 1884. · Hindustan Times
  7. The owner, identified as Naushad, was intercepted by a police team around 4am on Tuesday in the Saiyad Sarawan area in Kaushambi. · Hindustan Times
  8. Seven police officers were suspended in connection with the firecracker factory blast and subsequent encounter, according to the article dated 2026-09-01. · Deccan Herald
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