An 11-year-old boy from Andheri West lost his left eye when sparks from a firecracker hit him while he was bursting some with his friends. The incident has also left him with serious injuries to his nose, for which he received six stitches. The boy was rushed to a local hospital immediately after the incident and later shifted to JJ Hospital where doctors performed multiple surgeries. The DN Nagar police are probing the incident.

The boy has been identified as Sai Anil Bharankar, a resident of Dhangar Wadi at Gilbert Hill Road, Andheri West. His mother told the police that he was standing at the corner of the road when his friends burst a firecracker that led to the incident. According to the police, the incident happened around 9 pm on Monday while Bharankar was playing with his friends outside his residence.