Thirteen persons were arrested and 28 cases registered for bursting and selling crackers on the Diwali night under sections 188 of the IPC and 51-B of the Disaster Management Act-2005 at separate police stations in the city. - File photo
Chandigarh, November 5
Thirteen persons were arrested and 28 cases registered for bursting and selling crackers on the Diwali night under sections 188 of the IPC and 51-B of the Disaster Management Act-2005 at separate police stations in the city.
Twentyfour cases were registered for bursting crackers and four cases for selling crackers.
As many as 818 calls were received and 442 spots were generated. The police dispatched PCRs to 351 spots. Fire engines were rushed to 13 spots and ambulances to 63 places.
No untoward incident was reported and the situation remained peaceful in the city, said the police. — TNS
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