12-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES AFTER SUTLI BOMB BLASTS INSIDE STEEL GLASS PIECES PIERCE HIS CHEST

BUNDI, RAJASTHAN:

In a shocking incident on the second day of Diwali, a 12-year-old boy died on the spot after a sutli bomb he burst inside a steel glass exploded and its sharp pieces pierced his chest.

The incident took place on Monday afternoon during Govardhan Puja preparations in Bundi district.

WHAT HAPPENED

According to family members, the boy, identified as *Sajan, son of Ramlal Kalbelia, was bursting firecrackers outside his house at around 12:30 PM on Monday.

In a common but extremely dangerous stunt, children often put a steel glass / steel tumbler over a sutli bomb to make a louder blast and to see the glass fly up.

Sajan did the same. He placed a steel glass over a sutli bomb and lit it.

As soon as the bomb exploded, the steel glass shattered into sharp pieces like shrapnel. The pieces flew at high speed and pierced deep into his chest.

A loud explosion was heard. Hearing the blast, his father Ramlal rushed out. He found his son lying in a pool of blood, with deep injuries to his chest.

The boy died on the spot before he could be taken to hospital.

FAMILY IN SHOCK

The family was preparing for Govardhan Puja when the tragedy struck. Within minutes, the festival of joy turned into mourning.

Neighbours and relatives rushed to the spot. Police were informed. The body was sent for post-mortem.

WHY THIS STUNT IS SO DEADLY

Doctors and police warn again and again:

 A sutli bomb is not a toy. It contains gunpowder that explodes with very high pressure.

When you cover it with a steel glass, bottle, tin, or pot, that container becomes a bomb itself.

Steel does not melt  it breaks into razor-sharp pieces that fly like bullets at 200-300 km/hr.

A piece in the chest can pierce heart, lungs, major blood vessels  death in seconds.

A piece in the stomach, eye, neck can also be fatal.

This is not the first such case this Diwali.

In Ajmer, on Saturday, 4 children were injured in a similar incident an 8-year-old Dikshant got a steel piece pierced in his abdomen, doctors had to operate for hours to save him. Two other children suffered serious hand injuries.

POLICE APPEAL

Police have appealed to parents:

 “Please do not let children burst crackers alone. Do not let them put any glass, bottle, steel vessel over a bomb. Do not let them hold a cracker in hand. One second of fun can destroy a whole family.”

A WARNING FOR ALL PARENTS

This Diwali, across India, more than 19 people have died in firecracker-related incidents  in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Odisha.

Most victims are children aged 8 to 15.

Experts say:

Never cover a bomb with anything

 Never re-light a bomb that did not burst

Never burst crackers in hand

Keep a bucket of water and sand nearby

Children must burst crackers only under adult supervision

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