Over 4K Persons Hospitalised On Deepavali Day in Tamil Nadu

Two persons died and 4,098 persons suffered injuries due to bursting crackers or in accidents on the eve of Deepavali and on Deepavali day throughout Tamil Nadu. The highest number of people admitted was in Thanjavur where 237 persons were hospitalised.

Greater Chennai police have registered 237 cases on Deepavali day including 148 cases for violating the stipulated time period for



bursting crackers. 

The police monitored many places in the city to see if there were violations of the Supreme Court ruling fixing the timings for bursting crackers. 

They filed 79 cases for bursting crackers which caused noise higher than the allowed decibels, 10 cases for selling crackers without licence and 148 cases for violating the stipulated time.