A 16-year-old boy allegedly died of electrocution after coming into contact with a low-hanging electric wire connected to a government school in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district.
A 16-year-old boy allegedly died of electrocution after coming into contact with a low-hanging electric wire connected to a government school in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district, prompting police to register an FIR against officials of the Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB).
According to the FIR filed by the boy’s father, the incident occurred on Friday evening under the Koratagere Police Station limits.
The teenager was returning home after playing near the government school in his village when he came into contact with an electric wire hanging dangerously low. He was rushed to Sridevi Hospital by local residents, but doctors declared him dead on arrival.