In view of the Supreme Court's ban on illegal selling and storing of firecrackers without a license, one person was arrested for allegedly storing 625 kgs of firecrackers illegally in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar, police revealed Friday.
"As per the directions of Supreme Court of India, several teams were formed in West District to take action against illegal storage of firecrackers. The team of Tilak Nagar police station, acting on information, conducted a raid and recovered a total of 625 kgs of fire crackers, being stored without license at Tilak Nagar," Deputy Commissioner (West) Monika Bhardwaj stated.
According to police, the accused was identified as Vashinder Singh, resident of Tilak Nagar. An FIR was registered under Explosives Act 1884 and sections 336 and 286 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) were registered in Tilak Nagar police station. "This is the third case registered in Tilak Nagar police station within the last three days. Earlier, 490 kgs and 75 kgs of illegal firecrackers have also been recovered in two separate operations," said the DCP.