# 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]

## What this stands on

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, News)
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, News)
3. The blast took place on Monday afternoon in the Manauri market area in Kaushambi, killing 11 people including eight children. (Hindustan Times, News)
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, News)
5. Naushad was injured in retaliatory fire from police during the encounter on 2026-09-01. (Deccan Herald, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)

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