New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Delhi Police has registered a case against instant delivery app, Blinkit, for allegedly selling illegal knives, an official said on Wednesday.

Police recovered 50 knives that were available for sale on the platform that violated government notifications regulating blade size and specifications.

Objects up to a maximum blade length of 7.62 cm and a width of 1.72 cm are allowed as per the rules; anything more than that is illegal.

No immediate reaction was available from Blinkit on the matter.

A case was registered on February 14 under relevant sections of the Arms Act after police found that certain knives were being sold through an online platform that violated prescribed specifications.

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