Device used by farmers to scare monkeys became a Diwali rage in Bhopal. Then came the eye injuries
Published on: Oct. 24, 2025, 7:25 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
More than 180 people, several of them children, have been hospitalised for injuries caused by “calcium carbide” guns during Diwali celebrations, as part of a viral social media trend that transformed the festive season into a public health crisis across Madhya Pradesh
