Bengaluru:, Aug. 31 -- A twelve-year-old boy was killed in a firecracker explosion during Ganesh immersion celebrations in Mutthur village, Doddaballapur, police said on Saturday. Following the incident, the Bengaluru Rural district administration has imposed a strict ban on the use of firecrackers during immersion processions.

According to police, Tanush Rao (12), died while five others were injured in the explosion. They are being treated in separate hospitals in Bengaluru. The accident occurred when firecrackers kept inside a bag on a port lift vehicle exploded after coming into contact with the heat of the vehicle's silencer. The impact was so severe that rockets shot into the crowd, injuring several people. Among the injured, was po...