Seven-year-old girl dies in Malda after cracker explodes

MALDA: A seven-year-old girl died of burn injuries after a cracker exploded and her dress caught fire on Diwali night at Kadamtala village under Kalichak police station. Jayanti Rabidas, a Class-I student, succumbed to injuries on way to Malda Medical College and Hospital.
Jatan and Tulsi’s elder daughter, Jayanti was playing with other children when suddenly a cracker went off and the fire spread to her dress. On hearing her cries, elders rushed in and tried to tear her frock to save her, but a large portion of her body was burnt by then.
Ratan, the girl’s uncle, admitted that he had bought firecrackers from the market like previous years for the children.“We never thought such a mishap was in store for us on the night of Kali Puja.”
A police officer said: “We have started a probe and the postmortem report will confirm the cause of death.”