Overview
- The incident occurred on December 21 near Langar Circle by the post office in the Dumas–Sultanabad area of Surat.
- Videos show Deepak Ijardar standing in the roadway with sparkler launchers as vehicles waited, at one point turning lit fireworks toward a honking car.
- Dumas Police registered a case under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for disobedience of an order promulgated by public authorities.
- Officials said the act violated a Police Commissioner notification restricting such activities on public roads.
- Ijardar was arrested and later released on bail, and he has publicly defended himself, reportedly saying, “I am a celebrity. What serious crime did I commit if I stopped you for five minutes?”