People buying firecrackers on Diwali (Source: PTI) 
Chennai

758 people booked for violating crackers norms in Chennai

Chennai police registered a total of 758 cases against residents who allegedly violated the court stipulated timing for bursting crackers this Deepavali season.

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According to a press release from Chennai police , on Thursday, on the day of Deepavali alone 668 cases were registered for violating norms. 

The court had restricted the timing for bursting crackers between 6 am to 7 am and 7 pm to 8 pm on the day of Deepavali.

Chennai police had also booked as many as 239 shop keepers for not following the norms to operate crackers shop in the city during this Deepavali season. On Thursday alone, the city police had slapped cases against 32 such shops in the city.

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