Boy loses sight in left eye after squib explodes in face

Navindra Niranjan

A young boy will now lose sight in his left eye after a squib exploded close to his face on Wednesday night.

What was supposed to be a fun Diwali celebration at Supenaam, Essequibo, for 10-year-old Navindra Niranjan ended in horror after the squib was thrown at him.

Marana Peters, Niranjan’s mother, recalled seeing her son fall to the ground, screaming in pain. “I just see he dropped to the ground and start hollering and I rushed to him and hold he and he seh the boy throw it on he and when