FIR Filed Over Fireworks Outside Arvind Kejriwal's Residence After Tihar Jail Release

New Delhi: Delhi Police has lodged an FIR over bursting of firecrackers outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal 's residence in north Delhi's Civil Lines to welcome him after release from jail, officials reported on Saturday.

There was a ban on the production, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital to control air pollution in the coming winter season. The ban was announced by the Kejriwal government on Monday.

Ban on Production, Sale and Use of Firecrackers 

A case under section 223 (disobedience to orders promulgated by public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against unknown persons at the Civil Lines Police station over fireworks outside the chief minister's official residence, an official said.

Firecrackers were burst outside the CM's residence after his release from the Tihar Jail on Friday evening. The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) workers had gathered to welcome their leader.

The FIR was registered on the complaint of a sub-inspector who was deployed at the 6 Flag Staff Road on Friday evening.

"I was deployed at 6 Flag Staff Road for the law and order arrangements at 6.45 pm. A lot of people were gathered and I heard the sound of fire crackers creating pollution," he has stated in the FIR.

The officer said when he went to see, the people who were bursting the crackers ran away.

Kejriwal Granted Bail in Corruption Case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kejriwal in a corruption case filed the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

He was lodged in the Tihar Jail for more than five months. 

(With PTI inputs)