Nagpur: Defying the restrictions imposed by the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, several citizens burst firecrackers on public roads on Diwali night, causing inconvenience to motorists and people who had ventured out for urgent work, duty or to catch trains and flights.
Groups were seen setting off long strings of firecrackers (laddis), joint firecrackers and rockets. The court had specifically directed the commissioner of police to ensure that streets were not used for bursting firecrackers and that its directions were complied with. Between 7pm and 11pm on Sunday, roads in several localities turned into makeshift firecracker zones, with residents, particularly youngsters, bursting crackers right in the middle of roads.
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A resident of Godhani, recalling his experience while commuting to a hospital near Hingna T-Point, said, “I almost met with an accident when a cluster of crackers went off in Zingabai Talki around 9pm. It was the same along the entire route. I kept facing burning firecrackers and sudden explosions on the way. At Chhaoni, a group of youths set on fire laddis, which held up the traffic under the Sadar flyover. Lit crackers were flung into the air and posed a danger to commuters on the other side of the road too. Surprisingly, in posh areas, elderly citizens too were seen with kids bursting crackers in the middle of the road. The violations left motorists struggling to navigate through streets, while people travelling to railway stations, the airport and those heading out of the city faced difficulties. Even people travelling for urgent work and essential duties had to negotiate roads occupied by those bursting crackers. Download the TOI App.