Not only national Capital but the whole National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed rampant violation of Supreme Court order on bursting of firecrackers with residents of Ghaziabad openly flouted the Apex Court’s order as they started bursting the firecrackers since afternoon.
The posh localities of Raj Nagar and Kavi Nagar where the residents of almost all the district and police officers are located witnessed firecrackers being burnt from 6 pm onwards.
Though the firecrackers were heard even before that but the frequency apparently increased close to the Sun set.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) City admitted that the fire crackers were burnt from the 5 onward.
“We thoroughly patrolled the areas to ensure the enforcement of Supreme Court orders,” he said.