Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, police have sealed Trilochanpur  village under Jagatpur area in Cuttack district after it was found that firecrackers massively manufactured there.

According to reports, a cracker go-down and some cracker-making units were raided in the village recenly. As villagers protested,  more police personnel rushed to the village to control the law and order situation there.

As many as five platoons of police have been deployed for the purpose, said reports.