Assam: 17 Fire Accidents and 127 Road Accidents Reported During Kali Puja & Diwali

Guwahati, October 29, 2019:

A total of seventeen fire accident cases and 127 road traffic accidents were reported from Assam during Diwali-Kali Puja 2019. In total, 144 mishaps were reported from across the State on Kali Puja and Diwali.

As per official reports, the most number of fire accident cases were reported from Udalguri (6), while Kamrup (Metro) reported three such cases.

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The Assam districts of Kamrup (Rural), Jorhat, and Dibrugarh reported two cases of burn accidents each.

Meanwhile, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup (Rural) was closely reported the most number of road traffic accidents, with sixteen each. Thirteen accidents were reported from Dhemaji, with 13 cases.

In total, the highest number of mishaps were reported from the most populous district, Kamrup (Metro), 17.

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Meanwhile, in national capital Delhi, more than 160 people were arrested for bursting illegal firecrackers and violating the Supreme Court-mandated two-hour window to burst green crackers in Delhi on Diwali night, police said on Monday.

According to the data released by police, 371 cases were registered and 3,500 kg banned firecrackers were seized last night.

Of the total cases, 56 were registered for storing and selling firecrackers illegally and 44 people were arrested. The rest 315 cases were registered for bursting illegal firecrackers and also for bursting any cracker outside the two-hour window; 166 people were arrested for the offences, police data showed.

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