With people across the national capital celebrating Diwali with fireworks on Monday night, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated.

Delhi’s air quality plunged into the ‘red zone’ on Diwali night as fireworks celebrations extended beyond permitted hours. Most monitoring stations reported ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ pollution levels. Despite Supreme Court-sanctioned green cracker timings, the city’s AQI reached 344, with expectations of further deterioration.

Police reported that the main suspect, identified as Abhishek Kumar, previously operated a small tea stall before allegedly joining a cybercrime.