71 CASES AGAINST VIOLATION OF SC ORDERS

The Hyderabad police booked 71 cases against those who violated Supreme Court guidelines in celebrating Diwali.

“The city police received complaints on the bursting of fire crackers beyond the permitted houses, between 8 pm and 10 pm, for which cases were booked under Sections 22 and 77 of Hyderabad City Police Act on the intervening night of Diwali festival on November 7 and 8,” police commissioner Anjani Kumar said.

People showed little respect for the order of the courts and the firecrackers were burst from as early as 5 am to well past midnight.

There appeared to be no fear of a police complaint or legal action.

About 100 complaints were received by the police from across the state in connection with the violations by the public while bursting crackers in connection with the celebrations of Diwali.

“The calls on Dial 100 were received more between 10 pm and 11 pm on Wednesday. The calls were regarding noise pollution and bursting of crackers. Police personnel were asked to visit the spot and review the situation,” said sources.

A senior police official from the city said, “Some complaints were received regarding the violation of the SC guidelines. The complaints will be reviewed for further action based on the severity of the incident.”

The Cyberabad and Rachakonda police said no complaints had been received on the violations of the Supreme Court guidelines.