Girl sustains critical accidents as cracker misfires throughout temple pageant in Kochi

An aged girl was severely injured and 6 others suffered minor accidents after a cracker misfired and landed amid the gang throughout a pageant on the Sri Kurumbakavu Temple at Kunjattukara close to Pookkattupadi on Tuesday round 8.30 p.m.

Janu, 50, of Ambunadu, Pookkattupadi, sustained accidents to her head, face, and stomach. The individual answerable for dealing with the explosives and members of the temple committee had been booked by the Edathala police on Wednesday.

One of many rockets organized as a part of the fireworks and presupposed to explode within the sky, as a substitute, veered off the course, flew into the gang, and exploded. The injured girl was rushed to a personal hospital in Kochi. The fireworks show was halted following the incident, stated the police.

The police registered a case beneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 288 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substances) and 125 (an act that endangers human life), and the Indian Explosives Act Part 9(B)(1)(b) (possessing, utilizing, promoting, or transporting explosives in violation of license circumstances).

The police have requested the licensee for fireworks to supply paperwork allowing the storage and use of explosives through the pageant. Members of the temple committee are additionally more likely to be questioned to determine any potential violations in dealing with the fireworks.