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The Ulhasnagar police on Tuesday caught a minor boy for firing Diwali ‘rockets’ at a building during Diwali celebrations in Ulhasnagar (east). The minor boy aged 17 years was traced after a video of the incident went viral on social media late on Monday night.
The incident took place around 2 am on October 24 (Monday) near Gol Maidan in the Shahad area of Ulhasnagar (East). The video shows the boy firing the Diwali rockets from a box, deliberately targeting the Heera Panna building. Several Diwali rockets hit the outdoor units of air conditioners installed in the apartments and some even enter a flat through the balcony.
The boy lives in a nearby locality and had gone near the building to buy crackers being sold in the area. The police said they are investigating the reason behind the act and cannot detain or question him as he is a juvenile. The police said they will also book the person who shot the video for him.
Based on a complaint from a local resident of the building, the Ulhasnagar police have registered an FIR under sections 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) and 336 (any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code. A police official said they will be adding sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and produce him before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB).
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