AJMER: Four children were injured while bursting firecrackers Saturday and three of them had to be admitted to a hospital, police said.Eight-year-old Dikshant was admitted to govt-run JLN Hospital in serious condition after a steel piece pierced his abdomen. Police said the injury occurred when a steel glass placed on a bursting firecracker caused a steel fragment, about 1.5 metres long, to strike him. Doctors operated for several hours to remove the steel piece.In the same incident, Kabir (12) and Jatin (14) suffered hand injuries after being hit by steel fragments and were reported to have serious injuries. Pragya (10) sustained a cut on her hand and received six stitches.SHO Narendra Jhakar of Alwar Gate police station said, “The incident was reported at police station and they were rushed to hospital where all three were admitted.”
