Two died after stone splinters hit their head, while bursting crackers

HYDERABAD: Two people died while another one was injured after stone splinters hit their face, following an explosion of crackers which they had buried underneath soil at Kandikal in Chatrinaka on late Thursday night.
Chatrinaka police said that Jagannath Malik, 25, and Vishnupadha Mahato, 25, died on the spot while one more person escaped with injuries.
"They made a small pit by digging the soil, buried some joint crackers and other explosives. On top of it, they kept stones and they lit the crackers. The stone splinters hit Jagannath and Vishnupadha and they died on the spot. They suffered injuries to their skull," said Chatrinaka inspector Syed Abdul Khader Jilani while talking to TOI.
The deceased are idol makers, who came to the city for livelihood to work at an idol making unit. The incident took place at this idol making unit.