The Delhi Police has arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly selling firecrackers illegally in southeast Delhi's Meethapur area.
The accused has been identified as Santosh Kejriwal, a resident of Meethapur.
Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government had on Thursday decided to ban firecrackers, including green crackers, in the national capital till November 30 to combat the pollution amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city.
Police said 16.3 kilogram of firecrackers were seized from Kejriwal's possession.
According to R P Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southeast district, information regarding the sale of firecrackers illegally in Jaitpur area was received on Saturday.
“Police conducted a raid at Nagar Market, Meethapur near School Road Jaitpur where Santosh Kejriwal was found selling fireworks without a license,” said the DCP.
“Kejriwal told police that he purchased the firecrackers from Faridabad,” said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.