British YouTuber Sam Pepper has acknowledged that he injured a person while shooting firecrackers in India. Pepper, 36, was celebrating Diwali in New Delhi when he got into a fireworks battle with a group of locals. He was filmed shooting rockets at the group, standing some distance away.
One rocket apparently hit an eight-year-old girl and left her injured. Footage shared online shows locals confronting Sam Pepper and informing him that the girl had lost an eye.
Pepper reacted with disbelief on receiving the news. “No it hasn’t!” he exclaimed, before saying that the group might be exaggerating the extent of the girl’s injuries.
Sam Pepper's statement
“I feel very ashamed of my actions and regret not thinking more carefully. I’m sorry to the girl I hurt and I’m thankful it was just a cut, as my actions could have caused a lot worse,” Pepper told HT.com. “I’m sorry for what I caused in India. I love India and have spent over 4 months there traveling over the years.”
Kick streamer banned
Sam Pepper has been banned from Kick following the incident, Dexerto reported.
{{/usCountry}}Sam Pepper has been banned from Kick following the incident, Dexerto reported.
{{/usCountry}}Pump.fun also banned the British internet personality over the dangerous incident, which took place on Diwali on October 20.
Sam Pepper responds
Pepper took to X to acknowledge the incident but downplayed the extent of the girl’s injuries. He also claimed that he and his team paid for her medical expenses.
“Was in India tonight with another big group firing small fire cracker back and forth at Each-other, seems stupid now I’m writing this.
“But one of the group on the other side got hit by a cracker I shot and got a cut above their eye brow. I feel terrible, we sent someone with them to get them checked out and made sure all costs were paid, they got a paper stitch, and are now back home,” wrote the YouTuber.
When confronted with video evidence suggesting that the girl may have lost an eye, the British streamer replied, “Yeah this guy was being dramatic, still feel terrible anyone got hurt. But it was just a cut luckily.”