Boy, 16, dies when man inserts compressed air hose into his rectum 'for fun' at an Indian factory

A 16-year-old boy has died of internal injuries after a man inserted a compressed air hose into his rectum 'for fun' at an Indian factory.

Motilal Sahu, 16, had been joking with factory employee Dheerajsingh Goud, 21, when the worker grabbed the hose pipe of his cleaning machine and shoved it into the teenager's rectum.

Police said the sudden burst of air in his rectum severely damaged Motilal's intestines and he collapsed on the floor of the Poona Flour and Foods processing unit in the town of Hadapsar near Pune City, western India. 

Motilal was rushed to a nearby private hospital where he died of internal injuries on Monday morning, senior inspector Ravindra Shelke told the Times of India. 

Goud, said to be a distant relative of Motilal's, has been arrested over the teenager's death, police said. 

Motilal had become a regular visitor at the food processing unit after moving to Hadapsar two months ago to live with his uncle Shankardin Sahu, who worked at the factory.

Shelke said Motilal and Goud had become 'good friends' over the past few months. 

On Monday, Goud had been using a compressed air hose to clean the floor and machines in the factory as the processing unit makes various flours which generates a lot of dust. 

'Goud was cleaning a machine and the floor using the compressor pipe on Monday, when Motilal went there,' Shelke said. 

The inspector added: 'They started chatting and teasing each other. Goud got up and put the hose pipe of the running machine into Motilal's rectum. 

'As the air entered Motilal's stomach from the rectum, he fainted and fell on the floor. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of internal injuries cased by the sudden burst of air in his cavity.' 

Whilst rare, there have been other cases in India where people have died after workers inserted air compressor hoses into their rectums. 

In November, a 19-year-old man died after his colleague inserted an air compressor hose into his rectum in Ahmedabad. 

And in September, a 25-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh died after his friend put a hose into his rectum.