Salem: Five persons were today injured when devotees set off crackers during a local temple festival.
The mishap occurred as devotees set off crackers when temple idols were taken out in a procession as part of the Tamil New year celebrations at the Thalaivasal Vadachennimalai hill shrine.
The injured have been hospitalised.
A case was registered against one Pandian, who was among the injured, under IPC section 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) for bursting the chain of crackers, police said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 12:07
