New Delhi: A 10-year-old boy died in a tragic accident while bursting firecrackers on Diwali night in Delhi’s Narela area. According to relatives, the child was lighting a rocket when, instead of going into the sky, it struck him in the stomach. Family members rushed the seriously injured child to hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The incident has left the family in mourning.
The accident took place on the night of Sunday, November 8, in Rajiv Colony under the Narela police station area. It was stated that family members were bursting fireworks after puja. The child was also lighting firecrackers at the time. He suffered serious injuries in the sudden accident. Relatives took him to Raja Harishchandra Hospital, but his life could not be saved.
After the child’s death, relatives accused the hospital administration of negligence in treatment and created a commotion there. The family said the child’s life could have been saved had proper treatment been provided in time. His father’s health also deteriorated after he heard the news of his son’s death.
Meanwhile, a different account of the incident has emerged in the Delhi Police statement. According to police, the child was lighting an anar (flower-pot) firecracker outside the house instead of a hand-held sparkler, when it suddenly exploded and caused an injury to his chest. Police received information from the hospital at around 10:50 pm that the child had been brought in dead. Police have sent the body for post-mortem and started an investigation into the firecracker used and the circumstances of the accident.
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