India, June 7 -- Around 40 persons were booked for bursting firecrackers and creating ruckus while celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB's) Indian Premier League (IPL) win, a police official said on Thursday.

The incident took place at Namdar Gopal Krishna Gokhale Chowk (Goodluck Chowk) after the match on Tuesday night, the Deccan police station official said.

"Around 40 persons have been charged under provisions of Maharashtra Police Act for disrupting public transport, creating public nuisance and disturbing peace with firecrackers. The celebrations caused inconvenience to motorists. We are reviewing CCTV footage of the area to identify more persons," the official added.

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