Five arrested in north-east Delhi for selling firecrackers illegally; 92 kg seized
The arrests came on the eve of Deepavali, as resident groups complained of unchecked bursting and the city’s air turned very poor.
Police have arrested five people in north-east Delhi for selling firecrackers illegally and seized 92 kg of crackers, The Hindu reported on 7 November, the eve of Deepavali. The report did not give details of where the crackers came from.
Only licensed traders may sell firecrackers in Delhi, and the government has asked people to use only green crackers, which are made to give off less smoke and noise. Police carry out raids every year in the weeks before the festival, often in crowded residential areas, where large stocks of crackers are also a fire risk.
The arrests came as resident welfare associations complained that crackers were already being burst across the city without any check, and as Delhi’s air quality index stood in the “very poor” range, with 22 monitoring stations recording “severe” pollution.
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