Overview
- Police identified the man as 58-year-old real estate developer Deepak Ijardar, who halted vehicles on December 21 in Surat’s Dumas area near the Sultanabad post office.
- An FIR was registered under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobedience of a public order after videos of the roadside fireworks circulated widely online.
- Ijardar was arrested by Dumas Police and later released on bail, with officials stating the display caused public inconvenience and violated a standing notification.
- Viral clips show him holding fountain-style fireworks in the roadway, with reports and footage indicating he pointed them toward a car when the driver honked.
- He defended the display by saying, “I am a celebrity,” and questioned the gravity of stopping traffic for five minutes, though police later said he apologized during proceedings and pledged not to repeat the act.