Bengaluru man dies after friends dare him to sit on box of firecrackers

A 32-year-old man in Bengaluru died on Diwali night after his friends dared him to sit on a box of firecrackers.
According to the police, Shabarish and his friends were celebrating Diwali on October 31 and were allegedly drunk. Shabarish’s friends offered to buy him an autorickshaw if he sat on a box of firecrackers.
Shabarish, who was unemployed, accepted the challenge. The CCTV footage of the area shows Shabarish’s friends withdrawing from the spot after lighting the box of firecrackers he was sitting on.

The video further shows the box exploding, and Shabarish writhing on the ground as his friends surround him. He was grievously injured and was rushed to a hospital by his friends.
However, Shabarish could not survive and died on November 2.
The Konanakunte police arrested six people in connection with Shabarish’s death and charged them for culpable homicide.
According to DCP South Lokesh, Shabarish was unemployed and accepted the challenge while hoping for a better future with the autorickshaw that was promised to him by his friends.