GURUGRAM: A newer police account published on Saturday, November 7, 2026, lists 73 cases and 60 people arrested or joined in the investigation during a two day drive against illegal firecracker storage and sale. The update covers Gurugram's East, South, West and Manesar police zones. It follows the district administration's earlier enforcement account, as reported earlier on dalimss.news, which recorded more than 41 FIRs.
The new police figures were confirmed in two reports published on November 7. They provide a separate, zone wise account of the campaign. The administration's November 6 release had identified checks in Badshahpur, the Pataudi Road area, Manesar, Farrukhnagar and Sohna. The two accounts should not be added together to produce a combined total because their coverage may overlap.
What the newer police figures cover
The confirmed update records 20 cases in East zone, eight in South zone, 20 in West zone and 25 in Manesar zone. Together, those four figures account for all 73 cases. The reports describe action under the Explosives Act and checks on stocks allegedly kept or offered for sale without the required licences or permits.
The figure of 60 refers to people who were either arrested or joined in the investigation. It should not be read as 60 arrests. These are investigation figures, rather than findings of guilt.
| Police zone | Cases |
|---|---|
| East | 20 |
| South | 8 |
| West | 20 |
| Manesar | 25 |
| Total | 73 |
Police had formed 53 special teams at police station, assistant commissioner and deputy commissioner levels. Crime branch teams were also checking their assigned areas. The locations under scrutiny included markets, firecracker shops, warehouses and other places where illegal sale, storage or distribution was suspected. The number of teams describes the enforcement arrangement, rather than the number of premises inspected.
The recovered items included flowerpot fireworks, sparklers, colour crackers, spinning fireworks, rockets, electric crackers and sutli bombs, according to the confirmed police account. Their recovery was linked to the alleged absence of the necessary permission. The update does not establish that every item in each of those broad product categories is inherently unlawful, regardless of certification or the circumstances in which it is held.
What applies after the Diwali permission ends
The district's earlier official instructions on the temporary relaxation, published on November 4, allowed certified green crackers only within specified hours on November 7 and 8. Those hours were 6 am to 7 am IST and 8 pm to 10 pm IST. That dated permission is background to the enforcement update, rather than a fresh relaxation announced by police on November 7.
The same instructions state that the complete ban returns from Monday, November 9. The temporary permission for the two festival dates therefore does not carry forward into Monday. The order also distinguished permission to use certified products within limited hours from the separate requirements for manufacturers, traders, licences and approved sale locations.
Even during the temporary relaxation, use was prohibited within 300 metres of hospitals, nursing homes, health centres, old age homes and notified silence zones. The instructions also applied the restriction around educational institutions. They required teams to check certification and manufacturer details against the authorised green cracker information, and provided for seizure of unapproved products.
The official instructions prohibit barium containing fireworks and the manufacture or sale of joined strings of crackers. They also require checks of QR codes issued to registered manufacturers, with product samples sent to the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation for examination. Where violations are found, the instructions provide for action against the manufacturer or seller and possible cancellation of the relevant licence or registration.
The instructions permitted certified green products to be sold only through traders licensed by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation. They temporarily restored trader licences for November 4 to 6, 2026. That sales window had already ended before the November 7 police update.
How residents can report suspected violations
The administration's November 6 enforcement release, issued at 7:44 pm IST, asks residents to report suspected illegal sale, storage or other violations through 112 or the district control room on 9289790948. It asks callers to provide the correct location and explain the activity taking place. Photographs or video can also be shared where possible to help officials identify the place and respond.
Residents checking the background can also read the earlier report on the district's 23 designated sale sites and expired sales window, and the separate report on GRAP Stage III and its conditional utility exemptions. Neither the police case count nor the festival relaxation changes the dates and conditions stated in the district instructions.
