07 November,2023 03:30 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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The Delhi Police has seized 40 kg of firecrackers and arrested a man from south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area, officials said on Tuesday.
On Monday, a man carrying two big bags near the Bapu Park area was stopped by a police team on suspicion, they said.
During checking, police recovered 40 kg of firecrackers from the possession of Shambhu Nath Gupta (48) and arrested him, a senior police officer said.
An FIR has been registered into the matter and further probe is on, the officer said.
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The Delhi government has banned the manufacture, storage, sale and bursting of firecrackers in the city till January 1, 2024 to control pollution levels in winter.
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