Kolkata: Among 1,075 people who were arrested for flouuting norms at Puja times and Diwali Night, cases have been slapped under strict explosive laws against 92 people.
By 2020, 31 people were sued based on this criminal provision, which had a three-year prison term, if proven.
Kolkata police bomb disposal forces will monitor the investigation of all 92 cases from the local police station.
The Sourin Ghosal Public Prosecutor said, “Part THS of 9b (1) (2) The explosive laws are slapped every time we find that there is an illegal firecracker stocking.
This draws a period of three years.
In comparison, part 188 IPC, compiled When the government’s order was violated, having a lower sentence, which can last for several months and a fine of Rs 200.
“Forbidden Firecrackers seizures, said Source, even on Sunday – fifth consecutive days since Diwali.
The total seizures have now reached 8,827 kg.
“We have arrested a seller who sold around 70 kg of fire crackers under the Hare Street police station.
He came from Bongaon.
And when we found four people carrying 12 brown bomb cartons at Tarachand Dutta Street in Jorasanko, all of them came from Rajasthan, we immediately knew It was an organized racket and slapped 9 (b) from the explosive law, “said OC from a police station that has submitted three cases under the explosive law.
In the past two years, complaints were reported in Shyampur, Belghoria, Uttarpara, Lake Town, Golabari and Maheshtala.
The police have held at least 15 people.
None of these cases, people who were detained could be detained at the police station for more than three hours, said the source.
According to the Datta and other environment Subhas, the existing laws are inadequate to curb the rupture of firecrackers.
“We have to run so much to create awareness because our law is weak,” said a representative of Sabuj Mancha.