THANE, Nov. 10 -- After a video of hotel staff bursting firecrackers on a busy road in Kalyan West - endangering passing motorists, especially two-wheeler riders - went viral, Mahatma Phule police registered a case against the hotel owner and six of his employees. The accused were identified as Vitthal Anna Sapalika, owner-operator of Hotel Saffron Vegas Saga on Birla College Road in Bhoirwadi, waiter Prakash Anna Bhat, and four other employees. Police said the staff burst sutli bombs, anars and sparklers on the road outside the hotel between 9pm and 11pm on Sunday, sending sparks toward passing vehicles. When passersby asked them to stop, the staff allegedly argued with them and continued bursting crackers. Baliramsingh Pardeshi, senior inspector at Mahatma Phule PS, told HT, "Based on the video, we registered a case against the owner and his staff under sections 287 and 288 of the BNS for negligent conduct with fire and explosive substances." Meanwhile, the hotel owner alleged that the man who shot the video had demanded money from him. When he refused, the man recorded the video and circulated it to defame the hotel. The owner filed a separate police complaint regarding the alleged extortion attempt. HTC...