Bengal: 600 arrested for bursting banned firecrackers; over 700 kg of crackers seized

The constabulary besides seized 717.8 kg of banned firecrackers on with 79.4 litres of liquor, the serviceman said, adding that implicit 800 radical person been prosecuted for violating postulation rules from antithetic parts of the metropolis during the period.

Cracker bursting was reported successful respective Kolkata areas, including Sarat Bose Road, Lake, Dhakuria, on with Purba Behala, and Purba Jadavpur. Additional reports of amerciable firecracker bursting surfaced from Shapoorji successful New Town and Baguiati on VIP Road, the connection said.

The Kolkata Traffic Police prosecuted 296 bikers and 93 pillion riders for riding without helmets, 93 for rash driving, 90 for drunken driving and 196 others. “Rigourous checking and arrests volition proceed astatine slightest for 2 much days,” the serviceman said.

Till Wednesday, Kolkata Police arrested 68 radical and seized astir 4,000 kg of banned firecrackers, helium said.

Last year, a full of 800 radical were arrested for disorderly behaviour and bursting firecrackers successful Kolkata.

According to the police, astir of those arrested person been booked for disobeying the Supreme Court ruling connected bursting of non-green crackers oregon bursting crackers beyond permissible hours. The apical tribunal had ruled that lone greenish crackers could beryllium burst connected Diwali during a two-hours.

— With PTI