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Mumbai doesn't care about SC order on firecrackers, FIR in Mankhurd
Updated On: 08 November, 2018 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan and Anurag Kamble
On October 30, the court had given state governments the flexibility to choose a time slot for bursting firecrackers, while adding that it should only be two hours, in accordance with its earlier order
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Children celebrate the festival of lights by bursting firecrackers at Pratiksha Nagar. Pic/Suresh Karkera
The first FIR over bursting firecrackers well past the deadline of 10 pm, as directed by the Supreme Court on October 23, has been registered at Trombay police station. Cops filed the case against unidentified people for allegedly bursting crackers around midnight on Wednesday in Mankhurd. As per the SC order, firecrackers during Diwali can be burst only between 8 pm and 10 pm, and during Christmas and New Year between 11.55 pm and 12.30 am. On October 30, the court had given state governments the flexibility to choose a time slot for bursting firecrackers, while adding that it should only be two hours, in accordance with its earlier order.
Cracking down
Activist Shakeel Ahmed, the complainant, said, "The guidelines from the apex court for Maharashtra are clear, and yet, people in my locality were bursting firecrackers till 12 am, causing a lot of inconvenience to others. So, I shot videos and submitted them to the local police." Senior inspector Prakash Salvi said, "We have registered an offence under sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Bombay Police Act against unidentified accused who were bursting firecrackers around midnight. We will take action as per the law."
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