Teen dies due to electrocution in Delhi

A tragic incident occurred at a cricket ground in the Ranhola area of outer Delhi, where a 13-year-old boy died after being electrocuted. An eyewitness, Keshav, reported that the boy was stuck to an iron pole for at least 15 minutes before help arrived.

“Yesterday, I heard children shouting in the ground, so I ran to see what was happening. By the time I arrived, a boy told me that his brother had been electrocuted by an iron pole. I saw that the boy had already died. He was stuck to the pole for at least 15 minutes. The police arrived later,” Keshav recounted.

The incident occurred on Saturday around 1:30 pm when the boy, who was playing cricket at the Kotla Vihar Phase-2 Cricket Ground, received a fatal electric shock. According to the police, the shock came from an iron pole carrying an electric wire to a nearby Gaushala when the boy went to retrieve a cricket ball.

The boy’s body was quickly transported to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital by a PCR van, where he was declared dead by hospital authorities.

A First Information Report (FIR) under Section 106(1) BNS has been filed, and an investigation is underway, according to the police. Further updates on the incident are awaited.

Anjali Singh

Anjali Singh is a journalist with expertise in health, environment, science, civic issues, and business. She works as a sub-editor for The Sunday Guardian and The Daily Guardian. Anjali has earned a Post Graduate Diploma from the Asian College of Journalism and completed her undergraduate studies at Delhi University.

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