A 30-year-old ordnance factory worker is in critical condition in the hospital after his friend played a practical joke on him in Muradnagar area of Ghaziabad.

The incident occurred on Thursday and came to light only on Friday.
The victim, Rajendra Singh alias Pintu, was working on contract at the state-owned ordnance factory in Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad.
Thursday afternoon, during a break from work, Pintu was sitting along with his co-workers near the compressor house.
One of his friends and also a co-worker, Ankit, played a practical joke on him by releasing high-pressure air into Pintu’s rectum via the air pipe of the compressor, according to the police.
This caused severe pain in Pintu’s stomach.
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Doctors reported his condition to be critical as they say the lower part of the large intestine that comprises the sigmoid colon and the rectum has been perforated due to compressed gas.
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Police have registered a criminal case for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means against Ankit, the accused.
Source-Medindia