Shopkeeper carrying217 kg firecrackers arrested in Delhi
New Delhi Oct 31 PTI Ahead of Diwali a 33-year-old Noida shopkeeper has been arrested from southeast Delhis Hazrat Nizamuddin area for allegedly carrying217 kg firecrackers in his vehicle despite a ban on their sale and bursting police said on Sunday The vehicle used for carrying the firecrackers has also been seized from accused Heera Lal who runs a shop at his native place in Noida they said According to the police Lal was arrested on Friday why a police team deployed on Lala Lajpat Rai Marg intercepted his vehicle after a brief chase and recovered the firecrackers weighing about 217 kg When he was questioned about the firecrackers he could not give any satisfactory response initially During interrogation later Lal disclosed that he had purchased the firecrackers to sell them at his shop at a higher price in order to earn quick money said Esha Pandey Deputy Commissioner of Police Southeast A case has been registered against Lal under section 286 negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station she said On September 28 the Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC had ordered a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1 next year PTI AMP SMN SMN
New Delhi Oct 31 PTI Ahead of Diwali a 33-year-old Noida shopkeeper has been arrested from southeast Delhis Hazrat Nizamuddin area for allegedly carrying217 kg firecrackers in his vehicle despite a ban on their sale and bursting police said on Sunday The vehicle used for carrying the firecrackers has also been seized from accused Heera Lal who runs a shop at his native place in Noida they said According to the police Lal was arrested on Friday why a police team deployed on Lala Lajpat Rai Marg intercepted his vehicle after a brief chase and recovered the firecrackers weighing about 217 kg When he was questioned about the firecrackers he could not give any satisfactory response initially During interrogation later Lal disclosed that he had purchased the firecrackers to sell them at his shop at a higher price in order to earn quick money said Esha Pandey Deputy Commissioner of Police Southeast A case has been registered against Lal under section 286 negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station she said On September 28 the Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC had ordered a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1 next year PTI AMP SMN SMN
