Updated On: 10 May, 2025 07:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The police added that this is a regular preventive order. It prohibits everyone within the Mumbai Police’s jurisdiction from letting off or throwing any firecrackers, fireworks, rockets, or similar explosive items

The decision comes as part of precautionary measures to ensure law and order during the upcoming period, though specific reasons for the timing have not been officially detailed. Representational pic
In a move to maintain public safety and order, the Mumbai Police have issued a strict ban on the use of firecrackers and fireworks across the city from Sunday, May 11, to June 9 (both days inclusive), a press release issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Akbar Pathan, stated.
The police added that this is a regular preventive order.