JAIPUR: A 13-year-old boy from Surajgarh city in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district died Tuesday after a selfmade firecracker exploded in his pocket, leaving him critically injured.
The teenager, Himanshu, had allegedly made the explosive with a good friend’s assist by mixing sulphur and potassium — very generally used supplies in cracker manufacture — with out their households’ information. They positioned the combination in a glass bottle, planning to set off the selfmade firecrackers later.
Himanshu’s mom Rekha mentioned her son had borrowed Rs 100 from her, claiming he needed to purchase juice and goodies.
Nonetheless, he used the cash to buy sulphur and potash, grinding them collectively at residence. His sister tried to cease him, however he went forward together with his plan, pouring among the combination right into a glass bottle and the remaining in a small bag. Himanshu then went to his uncle’s home close by, the place he and his good friend started experimenting with the crackers.
Later, Himanshu stowed the glass bottle and bag in his pocket. “As per preliminary experiences, the good friend lit a firecracker, and a spark from it ignited the combination in Himanshu’s pocket,” a police officer mentioned.
The power of the blast was so extreme that fragments from the bottle, mixed with the explosion of the pocketed firecracker, tore by means of Himanshu’s left thigh.
Himanshu was rushed to an area hospital and later referred to Jaipur’s SMS Hospital as a result of his essential situation, the place he succumbed Tuesday morning.
