Rintu Shaw was taken to the Calcutta Medical College Hospital when the round-shaped object he was playing with exploded inside the abandoned hostel of City College on Amherst Street at around 9.40 am, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
"The reason why the boy had entered the abandoned premises was still yet not clear. He had picked up a bag lying there which had a round object inside. The object, was probably an explosive, went off when he tried to play with it," the investigating officer said.
The building, abandoned for several years, has become a den of all form of mischievous activities for miscreants, locals complained.
"We are looking into the matter. Our forensic experts are collecting evidences from the spot," the officer added.
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