2 held for selling firecrackers
A father-son duo were arrested for allegedly storing and selling banned firecrackers in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area, police said on Sunday.
Over 500 kg of banned firecrackers were seized from Pawan Kumar (55) and Vipin Kumar (32), residents of Mangolpuri, police said.
A special drive has been launched by the Delhi police to stop carrying, keeping or selling of banned firecrackers in view of directions issued by the National Green Tribunal.
On Friday night, police said they received information about selling and storage of banned firecrackers at "Balaji Firecrackers" in C-Block Mangolpuri.
A raid was conducted and the two were arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) A Koan said.
A case was registered and 533 kg of banned firecrackers were seized, he said.
During interrogation, Pawan Kumar disclosed that he had permanent license of firecrackers and selling green crackers.
The suspect disclosed that he had stocked banned firecrackers, which could not be sold due to ban on fire .