Following the Supreme Court ban on the sale of firecrackers, the Delhi Police has seized over 640 kilograms of firecrackers from three areas in north Delhi.
According to the police, 625 kg of firecrackers was seized from Sadar Bazar, 11.1 kg from Subzi Mandi and 7.9 kg from Burari police station areas.
“On November 3, while head constable Sandeep Chawla was on patrolling duty, he received information about fire crackers/explosive items being stored at a shop opposite Qutub Road Parking, in Sadar Bazar,” said Nupur Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), north district.
“Based on this information, a raid was conducted. During checking, the shop was found stocked with fire crackers/explosive items weighing 625 kilogram,” said the DCP.
“Ravinder (35), a resident of Laxmi Nagar, was found to be storing the firecrackers.
“A case has been registered and investigation is going on to trace the source of the recovered firecrackers/-explosive items,” the DCP added.