Bhadrak, Oct. 28 -- In a tragic incident, a four-year-old boy lost his three fingers while bursting crackers on the occasion of Diwali at Bagamara village under Bhadrak Rural police limits in Odisha, last evening.

The victim, identified as son of Mohan Chandra Mallick, was igniting a cracker holding it in his hand, during which it exploded severing his three fingers.

He was rushed to the Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital by his family members for treatment. The minor boy was later shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for better treatment.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Odisha Sun Times....