Police have seized over 13,700 kg of firecrackers and registered 75 cases in this connection in October, official data showed. The data comprises records from October 1 to 19.
Delhi Police conducted raids in Delhi's Mandoli Industrial Area, Phase-II, where they found cartons containing illegal firecrackers being unloaded from a truck
Delhi Police arrested two men and recovered 2,625 kg of illegal firecrackers from their possession which were to be sold during the upcoming festival season.
The Supreme Court s comments came on BJP leader Manoj Tiwari s challenge to the firecracker ban in the top court. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has put a complete ban on the sale, production and use of crackers till January 1, 2023.
A massive fire broke out at a paper godown on Monday in the national capital, a senior fire department official said.The official said that they received a call about the incident at 3.36 a.m. in the godown at A-10 Harsh Vihar, opposite Mandoli .