Delhi Police registered hundreds of cases for violations of Diwali firecracker restrictions, with Outer, Dwarka and West districts recording the highest numbers as teams responded to complaints from residents across the capital. The enforcement action targeted people accused of bursting firecrackers beyond the permitted hours.
District-wise police data showed that Outer recorded the highest number of cases at 72, followed by Dwarka with around 70 and West with 62. Outer North reported more than 50 cases, while North and South districts recorded over 30 cases each.
Northwest district recorded 16 cases, according to the police data. Southeast registered between 15 and 20 cases, while Shahdara reported more than 15. East recorded the fewest violations, with three cases. Police also registered more than 50 first information reports and over 20 cases linked to the sale of banned firecrackers in the remaining districts, the report said.
Police officers said action was initiated against people found bursting firecrackers after the prescribed deadline. In many instances, teams were dispatched after residents contacted the police control room to report violations in their neighbourhoods.
Personnel responding to the complaints reached the reported locations, verified the allegations and initiated action against people found violating the restrictions. Those detained for violating the orders were bound down by the police, a preventive measure intended to secure their compliance and prevent further violations.
The cases were registered under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The provision deals with disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant and was used by the police against people found breaching the restrictions.
The enforcement process also exposed the operational difficulty of responding to violations that take place briefly or in changing locations. Police officers said that in some cases, the people allegedly responsible had left before teams arrived. When personnel reached those locations after receiving PCR calls, the alleged violators were no longer present, making immediate action difficult.
Police teams remained deployed across Delhi through the night and continued responding to complaints from different localities. The district-wise figures indicate that enforcement activity was spread across the city, with the largest reported caseload concentrated in Outer, Dwarka and West districts. Further action was to continue through police responses to complaints and verification at the reported locations.
