The death toll due to the firecracker explosion during a religious procession in Punjab's Tarn Taran district has climbed to 3, as a 17-year old boy, identified as Gurkirat Singh passed away at a hospital while receiving treatment for his injuries. Firecrackers, being carried in a tractor trolley, exploded during the 'nagar kirtan' (religious procession) near Pahu village in Tarn Taran on Saturday. According to Parbesh Chopra, acting Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran city, the condition of another injured boy was serious and he was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit.
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