6,000kg firecrackers seized in Delhi, 55 held

Police said even though most of the manufacturing and storage units have been shut in Delhi, people engaged in the business have managed to procure firecrackers at lower prices from Uttar Pradesh and Harayana.

The Delhi Police has seized over 6,000 kilograms of firecrackers and arrested 55 people since the ban on fireworks in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday, November 3.

According to the police, 56 cases have been registered against 55 people for storing, selling, and bursting firecrackers.