Unauthorised firecracker stalls continue to mushroom across Mumbai despite prohibitory orders and restrictions, prompting a citywide police crackdown in which over 35 FIRs have been registered since November 4. Firecrackers worth lakhs of rupees have been seized during the action, with police booking vendors without valid licences. Police said vendors were selling firecrackers from roadside spots, crowded public places and locations near residential areas, temples, railway stations, and even educational institutions.

Areas that saw action

According to Mumbai Police, cases were registered at Dadar, MHB Colony, Nehru Nagar (Kurla), Vakola, Jogeshwari, Antop Hill (Wadala), and Shivaji Park police stations. Among the locations where police took action were Punjabi Camp and the area near GTB Monorail station in Wadala, outside an educational institution in Jogeshwari East, near Subhash Shah Chowk in Kurla East, close to Prabhadevi temple and on Ranade Road near Shivaji Park. Two cases were also registered near Yogi Nagar Chowk in Borivli West.