{"id":669065,"date":"2026-11-09T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T18:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/669065\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T18:16:54","slug":"six-year-old-collapses-in-fear-at-firecracker-noise-during-diwali-celebration-succumbs-to-severe-head-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/669065\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-Year-Old Collapses in Fear at Firecracker Noise During Diwali Celebration; Succumbs to Severe Head Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meerut: A six-year-old boy collapsed and died after being scared by the loud noise of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations. The tragic incident took place in Shivashakti Nagar, under the jurisdiction of Brahmapuri Police Station in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased child was Harsh, the son of Neeraj. According to family members, while standing near the main gate of their house, the boy became frightened and fell to the ground upon hearing firecrackers being burst by a neighboring youth. The child sustained serious head injuries from the fall and was admitted to hospital. Despite treatment, he passed away on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Neeraj, who lives in Shivashakti Nagar, works at a local printing press. The accident occurred during the Diwali festivities on Sunday night. Harsh was standing close to the gate outside their home when a young neighbor set off firecrackers nearby. Relatives state that the sudden loud noise caused the child to panic, lose control, and fall to the ground. The fall resulted in severe head injuries. Family members immediately rushed Harsh to the hospital where he was treated, but his condition deteriorated leading to his death Monday morning.<\/p>\n

The family alleges that the neighbor lit firecrackers near their home without taking adequate safety precautions, which caused the accident. They explained that it was the unexpected loud noise of the firecrackers that frightened the child and the consequent fall led to his death. Following the news of the incident, local residents gathered outside the house. The family, including Harsh's father Neeraj and his eleven-year-old sister Prachi, are in deep emotional shock.<\/p>\n

Brahmapuri Police arrived on the scene and have initiated a preliminary investigation. The child\u2019s body was sent for post-mortem examination. Authorities are investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident and whether negligence on the part of the neighbor contributed. Brahmapuri Circle Officer Ram Prakash stated that all aspects of the case will be thoroughly examined. Initial information indicates that the severe head injury sustained in the fall was the cause of death, but confirmation about whether the fall was triggered by the firecracker noise and the exact cause of death will be established through investigation and post-mortem findings.<\/p>\n

This unexpected tragedy during the festival has deeply saddened the residents of Shivashakti Nagar and highlights the crucial importance of ensuring the safety of children and others nearby when bursting firecrackers.<\/p>\n

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Original Malayalam report: Malayalam Daily News<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meerut: A six-year-old boy collapsed and died after being scared by the loud noise of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations. The tragic incident took place in Shivashakti Nagar, under the jurisdiction of Brahmapuri Police Station in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased child was Harsh, the son of Neeraj. According to family members, while standing near the main gate of their house, the boy became frightened and fell to the ground upon hearing firecrackers being burst by a neighboring youth. The child sustained serious head injuries from the fall and was admitted…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":669066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[582,170397,47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-india","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}