- By Kamal Kumar
- Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:54 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi News: In an incident that occurred in Delhi's Welcome area, a 21-year-old man, identified as Himanshu, lost his life in an explosion while attempting to make firecrackers at home, as reported by the police on Saturday.
According to the officials, the victim was making firecrackers by mixing Sulphur and Potash, but the process went awry, resulting in an explosion which left the young man severely injured. Himanshu was swiftly rushed to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, where he succumbed to burn injuries on Friday at 8:30 pm.
The police received a distress call on November 10 at 2:10 pm, reporting a blast and injuries in the Welcome area. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the victim suffered injuries "after a blast from some unknown material" in his house around 2:00 pm.
In response to the incident, the Crime Team and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Team visited the site to gather evidence. A police officer familiar with the matter stated, "The probable reason for the blast seems that the deceased was mixing Sulphur and Potash to make firecrackers at home, but it exploded and he was injured badly."
"Further investigation is underway," he added.
Notably, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a complete ban on manufacturing, storage, sale, online delivery, and bursting of any firecrackers in Delhi in September this year to control pollution. Despite a rejected plea in the Supreme Court against the ban, the court supported Delhi's decision to enforce a complete prohibition on firecrackers in the national capital.
"CM Arvind Kejriwal has decided that firecrackers should be banned on the occasion of Diwali to control pollution. Manufacturing, storage, sale, online delivery, and bursting of any type of firecrackers is completely prohibited in Delhi. Police have been directed to issue a circular on behalf of the DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee) stating that no licence is issued. As important as it is to celebrate a festival, it is equally important to look after the environment. That is why we have been taking this decision in Delhi for the last 2 years, and the people of Delhi are supportive," Minister had said.