Over 50 cases for violating apex court directions on bursting firecrackers

COIMBATORE The police have registered more than 50 cases against persons who violated the Supreme Court directions on the time slots allowed for bursting firecrackers during Deepavali. As per per the directions of the Supreme Court, bursting of sound-emitting firecrackers was permitted only from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Deepavali day.

An officer from the Coimbatore District (Rural) Police said 50 cases were registered against persons who violated the directions on Sunday. The Coimbatore City Police registered two cases, said an officer. The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) received a total of six cases of burns - three outpatient and three inpatient cases - between 7 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday. Of these, five were firecracker-related burns.

CMCH received a total of 19 burns cases between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday, out of which 18 were burns suffered while bursting firecrackers. While 10 persons were admitted to the hospital, eight persons were treated as outpatients.