Manish, a resident of Malviya Nagar, was travelling towards ITO, when the car reached Panchsheel Gate No. 3, and it suddenly hit at a spot and caught fire, officials said.
The police seized 49.9 Kg of firecrackers from the shop located at North East Delhi's West Vinod Nagar, on Sunday. The accused was identified as Rajnish Gupta, a resident of West Vinod Nagar
According to the Delhi Police, 17 cases were registered under section 188 of the IPC in multiple police stations for flouting the ban on firecrackers in the North East District.
Questioning the ban over the use of fireworks on Diwali, Congress MP Manish Tewari posted on X, "Last night in Lutyens Delhi firecrackers were bursting till 2 AM in the morning with sparklers, bombs, rockets and every other firecracker used on Deepawali on full and ferocious display. Did the
Compared to the previous year, the number of fire-related incidents during Diwali in Delhi saw a slight increase in 2023. Fire Department had received 201 calls of fire-related incidents during Diwali in the year 2022.
Assistant Divisional Officer of Delhi Fire Service Rajesh Kumar Shukla said, "We received a fire call at 8.10 p.m. on Wednesday. The team immediately rushed to the spot. The fire is under control. No causality has been reported. An operation to douse the fire is underway."