A 59-year-old man was apprehended on Diwali eve while he was selling crackers to the public secretly in Shahdara district’s Farsh Bazaar area. Police have recovered 170kg of firecrackers worth Rs 2 lakh from his possession.
Nupur Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) said, “Vipin (59) has been apprehended. A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Explosive Act 1884 and Section 386 of the IPC at the Farsh Bazaar police station.
Delhi Police had come down on the illegal sale of firecrackers post the ban on firecrackers by the apex court.
In its bid to comply with the order of the apex court, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik directed his men and officers to be vigilant and prevent sale of fire crackers in the city.
“We have seized over 1,200 kg firecrackers and arrested 29 people for selling firecrackers illegally in the capital. 29 FIRs have been in different police stations and raids are going on to ensure that the ban on the sale of fire crackers is enforced”, said Delhi Police spokesperson Madhur Verma.
According to the data, eight cases have been registered in the north district against the people found selling firecrackers, the maximum among all the districts.
Police have seized 368 kilograms of firecrackers from the southwest district, the maximum among all districts with Rohini a close second at 344.5 kg.
Two Delhi Police personnel posted at the Mangolpuri police station in the outer district were suspended for allegedly failing to curb the sale of firecrackers in their beat areas.