Ten injured while bursting crackers in Hyderabad

Ten people were injured and hospitalized while bursting firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in Hyderabad on Monday.

The injured, including children, are being treated at the state-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Mehdipatnam.

Civil Surgeon Dr Najabi Begum said, “Yesterday (a day before Diwali) we had three cases. Today we got 10 cases out of



which 4 cases were serious. Out of these, a child lost his eye and the other three will have to undergo surgery.”

Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has recently cracked down on the sale of banned firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali. Dedicated teams were formed to implement the order of the pollution control board.