Despite the ban imposed on all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi, hundreds of people resorted to bursting crackers on Saturday on the occasion of Diwali.  Delhi Police arrested more than 850 people and registered over 1200 cases for against those who continued to burst crackers and sell them. A total of 1314 kg of firecrackers were seized in Delhi on Saturday, police said.

According to Delhi Police, 139 calls were received from the Rohini district. 65 FIRs were registered against violators and two cases were against the illegal sale of firecrackers. The highest number of cases was registered in the South district.

Delhi Police said it received 147 calls and 85 cases were registered. Six people were arrested and 68.85 kg of firecrackers were seized, police said. Due to vigilant arrangement in Outer North district, the least number of such calls reported from the area. Only six cases were registered with 159 challans, police said.

Meanwhile, the overall air pollution of Delhi worsened on Sunday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The level of the deadly pollutant PM2.5 in Delhi and the National Capital Region was 435 g/m3 at 4 pm on Sunday. This is about eight times the safe limit of 60 g/m3 as per Indian standards.

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