A 12-year-old boy in India's Kerala was injured on Monday after an ice-cream ball that contained a bomb exploded. The boy, Sreevarth Pradeep, was rushed to Thalassery Co-operative Hospital after the accident in Dharmadom in the state's Kannur district.
According to media reports, Sreevarth was playing cricket with other kids in the neighbourhood. While playing the boy picked up the bomb in a field near their playground.
Reportedly, the ball-shaped ice cream container was filled with explosives and it blew up when the boy tried to discard it.
After the accident, the local police reached the spot and an investigation is underway.