Content creator and Kick streamer Sam Pepper has consistently maintained a controversial character throughout his career as a YouTuber and, more recently, a streamer. On October 20, 2025, amidst Diwali celebrations in India, Pepper found himself in the middle of a firework exchange between locals in New Delhi. The 36-year-old decided to join in on the fun and sent fireworks flying.In one particular clip, Sam Pepper was seen aiming a firework at a group of people celebrating the festival of lights across the street. The firework blazed through the air and seemed to make direct contact with the group.r/LivestreamFail member u/bothermoard reposted the clip, captioning it:"Kick Streamer in India, Sam Pepper, shoots a Firework into someone's face, causing them to need hospital treatment."Kick Streamer in India, Sam Pepper, shoots a Firework into a someone's face, causing them to need hospital treatment. byu/bothermoard inLivestreamFailAfter the firework made contact, Pepper was seen smiling as his cameraman celebrated, saying:"('Oh my God! Oh my God! Headshot! Bro!,' said Sam Pepper's cameraman) Wooo!"Sam Pepper's firework stunt allegedly led to the hospitalization of an Indian girl"Save The Kids" founder Sam Pepper being told the young Indian girl he shot at with a firework has lost an eye, instead of accepting culpability immediately claims they started it first. byu/hokagebitch inLivestreamFailUser u/hokagebitch shared a follow-up after the streamer sent the firework towards the group across the street, via a stream clip where a local approached Pepper and updated him on the status of a girl in the group:"Her eyes [have] gone. One eye has gone."Pepper responded in disbelief, saying:"No, it hasn't! ('I think they are pretending, but one eye has gone,' said the local)... No! ('Seriously, I'm not joking') But they were firing at us as well, I just played with them... It was an accident."Later, Pepper took to X and shared an update on the situation:"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."Overall, the streamer claimed that while the girl was injured, she received treatment and was ultimately sent back home.During a September 2024 trip to India, Pepper suffered severe digestive symptoms after consuming a drink known as bhang lassi.