13-year-old dies due to electrocution at cricket ground in Delhi
The boy got an electric shock from an iron pole carrying electric wire
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New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy died due to electrocution at a cricket ground in outer Delhi's Ranhola area.
According to the police, they received a PCR call around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday reporting that a 13-year-old boy, who was playing cricket at the Kotla Vihar Phase 2 Cricket Ground, suffered an electric shock from an iron pole carrying wires to a nearby cow shed when he went to get the ball.
The body was immediately transported to the hospital by a PCR van. Hospital authorities declared him dead, according to the police.
A case has been registered and an investigation has been taken up, according to the police.