FIR over fireworks outside CM's home

Delhi Police filed an FIR on Saturday over bursting of firecrackers, which is banned in the city till January 1, outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence here to welcome him upon his release from the Tihar Jail.

An official said a case under section 223 (b) (disobedience to orders promulgated by public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against unknown persons at the Civil Lines Police station.

The section entails imprisonment of up to one year, or fine which may extend to five thousand, or both.

The BJP welcomed the registration of FIR, and the Congress also criticised the AAP over the bursting of firecrackers. The AAP, however, said people were ecstatic over the release of their "favourite" leader and expressed their happiness through fireworks.

There is 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.