A huge consignment of illegal Chinese firecrackers worth Rs 7.2 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Mumbai Zonal Unit at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Nhava Sheva. Most of these imported crackers are friction-sensitive and could easily explode if dropped and could injure people in the vicinity. The Indian government had banned Chinese crackers in 2014. This comes at a time when the demand for fire crackers will increase due to Diwali within a couple of months. The imported ‘Made in China’ fireworks were also banned by the Indian government in 2014, as they were deemed potentially dangerous.

Source: Hindustan Times August 02, 2016 08:26 UTC