Overview
- Police said 640 people were arrested during the festival operation across the city.
- Detentions included 451 for disorderly conduct, 183 for bursting banned firecrackers, and six for gambling.
- Traffic police prosecuted 882 offenders, booking 99 motorists for drunk driving and issuing 156 other penalties.
- Officers reported seizures of more than 850 kilograms of illegal firecrackers along with 68.4 litres of liquor.
- The WBPCB allowed only green crackers from 8 to 10 p.m., yet loud fireworks were reported in areas such as Maniktala, Behala and Bidhannagar, while AQI readings reached up to 364 in Howrah.