Telangana cops tell people to stick to Supreme Court's rule on crackers
Hyderabad: Despite the Supreme Court's directive to burn crackers only between 8 pm to 10 pm, the public was seen bursting crackers at several parts across the city, at various times during the day.
The State police had already warned the public to not burst crackers from November 6 to November 9 in any time other than the slot prescribed by the apex court. The police also warned that cases would be booked against the violators under City Police Act.
In several parts of the city including Marredp-ally, Meerpet, Secunde-rabad, Banjara Hills, Punjagutta, Tarnaka,, Nanakramguda, Alwal and other places, people started bursting crackers from Saturday night. The celebrations continued despite notifications from the police commissioners of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda only crackers between 8 pm and 10 pm.
The police had earlier said that they would take action as per the provisions of the City Police Act only if they received any complaint from the citizens.
Till late on Tuesday, the police control room did not receive any complaint across the State in connection with the bursting of crackers during the off-time.
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Meanwhile Hyderabad City Police shared a video on creating awareness and said, “Earn but not burn. Diwali needs to burst your ego not crackers. Celebrate a safe Diwali.”
