Overview
- Police identified the man as 58-year-old real estate developer Deepak Ijardar and said he was arrested and later released on bail.
- The incident occurred on December 21 near Langar Circle in the Dumas area, with officials also citing a spot outside the post office near his residence in Sultanabad.
- Footage shows Ijardar holding fountain-style firecrackers on a public road as vehicles halted or edged past with horns blaring.
- Reports describe him as threatening motorists with fireworks, and he was quoted dismissing criticism by saying he stopped traffic for only five minutes.
- An FIR was registered by Dumas Police Inspector N. V. Bharwad under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobeying a public order and causing obstruction.