Mumbai: Police stations across the city registered over 29 FIRs against more than 40 people between Nov 5 and 10 for allegedly violating a Sept Bombay High Court order on bursting explosive firecrackers and launching rockets on public roads. Notices were served on people named in the cases.In Sept, the HC issued a complete, year-round ban on bursting firecrackers on public roads, streets, lanes, and footpaths across Maharashtra.Around 390 cracker-related fires were reported across MMR, including 70 in Kalyan-Dombivli and 62 in Navi Mumbai. Fires wrere reported in residential buildings, chawls, godowns, including one in Kurla, and under-construction sites like one in Borivli.Gamdevi and Mahim police registered six FIRs each, Kurar four, and Powai and Vikhroli three each. All were served with notices and let go. Meanwhile, over 60 FIRs were filed between Nov 2 and 10 against people allegedly operating firecracker stalls and shops without permission from Mumbai commissionerate.DCP (operations) Akbar Pathan said a prohibitory order, effective Nov 3 to Dec 2, sought to prevent obstruction, inconvenience, annoyance, danger or damage to the public. The order prohibits lighting or throwing fireworks and launching rockets, including a chidi, within 500 metres beyond buffer zones around bottling plants and specified BPCL and HPCL facilities. on Mahul Road, Chembur.Gamdevi police booked Satyaprakash Mewalal Kumar (25) for allegedly bursting firecrackers without permission on a public road at Bhajigalli, Grant Road, Nana Chowk, around 9 pm on Nov 8. The complaint cited a High Court order dated Sept 22 in PIL 01/2026 prohibiting firecrackers on public roads during festivals.MRA Marg police booked porter Rajesh Raju Patil (37) for allegedly bursting firecrackers without permission in a public residential area at St George Lane, south Mumbai, between 1.30 pm and 1.40 pm on Nov 5.Mankhurd police booked three men after they allegedly launched a burning sky lantern that landed on a house roof around 1.20 am on Nov 5, endangering residents. Police apprehended Abushahad Shafiq Khan (21) and Divanshu Kamlesh Jaiswal (22), while a third man, identified as Shahrukh, fled. The lantern extinguished itself on the roof.Dadar police on Sunday booked Santosh Gupta (26) of Worli Koliwada for allegedly operating an unauthorised firecracker stall in a crowded public place without safety precautions.Kurla police on Friday booked Sunil Gusa (33) for allegedly selling firecrackers on a public road near VMC School. Jogeshwari police on Sunday acted against Rupesh Khanna (35) for allegedly selling firecrackers without permission on a footpath near Hindustan Hotel.
