371 cases registered and 210 held FOR BURSTING, SELLING FIRECRACKERS

NEW DELHI: Raids on banned firecrackers, patrolling on vulnerable areas, strategic deployment and public awareness were the few factors which helped Delhi Police to make sure that there was no untoward incident takes place during the festival season.

Meanwhile, the city police received 940 calls related to firecrackers on Diwali. Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik also motivated the police staff who were deployed on night shift at major intersections of the national Capital on Diwali.

According to Delhi Police data, on the intervening night of October 27 and 28, as many as 371 cases were registered and 210 people were arrested for selling banned firecrackers or found bursting illegal firecrackers. Till date, as many as 433 cases were registered and 261 people were nabbed.

During intervening night of October 27 and 28, nearly 3764.75 kg of firecrackers were seized. "56 cases were registered and 44 people were nabbed under Explosive act whereas 315 cases were registered and 166 people were arrested under section 188 of IPC," Delhi Police data revealed.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa told

that full proof arrangements were made to ensure no untoward incident took place."we have made several teams who were patrolling the city. Calls at our helpline number were monitored regularly," said DCP Central.

Meanwhile, on October 26, different types of banned highdecibal crackers weighing 1,320 kg were recovered from Jyoti Nagar area. Police took action against one Rakesh who was found with the possession of the banned firecrackers. MORALE BOOST

CP (Delhi) Amulya Patnaik interacted with field functionaries deployed on duty in connection with Diwali arrangements in the intervening night of October 27 and 28.

The CP, Delhi greeted the staff and distributed sweets to boost up their morale, focusing on police personnel performing difficult duties at Police Pickets, PCR vans and Traffic intersections. The areas visited were Connaught Place, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, police headquarters, Chilla picket on Noida border and central police control room in Haiderpur.