New Delhi: Five people were arrested in five separate cases for allegedly selling firecrackers without valid licences, and police seized 91.9 kg of illegal firecrackers from Ashok Nagar, Amar Colony, Shastri Park and Nehru Vihar Friday.
Northeast district police conducted three separate operations leading to the arrest of Sunay Kumar (42), Atul (20) and Khem Chand (54). In northwest Delhi’s Shastri Park, police arrested Awadhesh (50) after a tip-off and seized 20.36kg of firecrackers. In another operation, a patrolling team from Dayalpur police station caught Yasin (40) allegedly selling firecrackers without a licence in Nehru Vihar, and seized 10.55kg of firecrackers from him.
In the second operation, 13kg of illegal firecrackers was seized from Atul in Ashok Nagar, while another 22kg was recovered from Khem Chand near Mangal bazar in Amar Colony, a police officer said. QR-code verification of one of the seized consignments also established that the products were not certified green crackers,” a senior police officer said. Police said none of the accused had any previous criminal involvement.
A total of 61kg of firecrackers was seized from them. In the first operation, police recovered 26kg of firecrackers, including sky shots, bullet bombs and chakris, from Sunay Kumar in Ashok Nagar Market. “All five accused were found selling or possessing firecrackers without valid licences. Five separate FIRs were registered at Jyoti Nagar, Shastri Park and Dayalpur police stations.