In a crackdown on sale of crackers, following the Supreme Court order restricting the sale and purchase of firecrackers in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), the Delhi Police has seized over 1,200 kg of firecrackers and arrested 29 people for violating the ban from 13 districts.
"No firecracker shop in the capital would be allowed to open till November 1. We have seized more than 1,200 kg of firecrackers and made 29 arrests so far from various areas of Delhi. Dozens of firecracker shops were forced to shut on Tuesday," Delhi Police Spokesperson Madhur Verma said
Follwoing the Supreme Court order, Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik had asked Deputy Commissioners to ensure that no one violates the court directive.
Special teams of police have been deployed in all the districts to monitor the situation.
The police conducted surprise checks in various areas of Delhi during which five firecracker sellers were arrested from Sadar Bazar and Lahori Gate areas and Dozens of others were nabbed from different places.
The police has also forced the cracker sellers to stop selling it online following the top court’s directive.
The Supreme Court on October 9 said that its last month's order - which lifted its November 11, 2016 order, suspending all licences permitting the sale of firecrackers - would now be effective from November 1. Diwali falls on October 19.
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