8-year-old boy electrocuted after he touches live electric wire in air cooler

An 8-year-old boy electrocuted after he touched air cooler at Kalibadi under Govindpura police station area on Monday; boy touched the air cooler after having a bath with wet hands.

The boy remained stuck to the air cooler after he touched it and when his father spotted him with the help of his younger brother, he pulled out the plug. The boy screamed after he was removed.

The boy was rushed to AIIMS where doctors declared him dead.

According to the police, Irfan, a resident of C-Sector Kalibari Govindpura, works as loading auto rickshaw driver.