HOW A DIWALI CRACKER GUN IN INDIA WENT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA CRAZE TO BLINDING CHILDREN
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b4e4/live/6c4dc3a0-b2f6-11f0-9e46-ab5be17562a4.jpg
✍️ A 15-year-old boy in India suffered a serious eye injury after using an improvised firecracker device called a 'carbide gun' to celebrate Diwali. Hundreds of children and young adults in northern India have been injured by these devices, which are banned in some states.
👉 Over 100 cases of carbide gun-related eye injuries have been reported in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal district alone 👉 At least 15 patients required surgery 👉 Cases have also been reported from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh 👉 Calcium carbide is a regulated substance in India, but its use is still widespread 👉 The Indian government has banned the use of carbide guns as firecrackers in some states 👉 Several sellers have been arrested for selling the devices
-- #Aarish #DrBibhutiPrassanSinha #KavithaKumar #DrAditiDubey #DrParthaBiswas #HarinarayanachariMishra #MadhyaPradesh #Bhopal #Bihar #Patna #Chhattisgarh #Jharkhand #UttarPradesh #Delhi #world
Loading quoted post…
