Rishi, was bursting a flower-pot firecracker (Anar) that he held in his hand in front of his house in Narela area.

A 10-year-old boy died after a firecracker burst in his hands in Outer Delhi’s Narela area, the Delhi Police said.

According to police officers, the incident happened around 9.45 pm on Diwali.

“The child, Rishi, was bursting a flower-pot firecracker (Anar) that he held in his hand in front of his house in Narela area,” said a senior police officer.

The firecracker burst, with the flames burning his chest.

Initially, Rishi screamed for his mother, and the family thought that maybe he got a minor burn, said his elder brother. “But then he fainted and we rushed him to a hospital on a scooter,” he said.

“We all were burning it in our hands.…