Boy electrocuted to death at BBMP playground
A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted to death at a BBMP playground in Ramachandrapura near Vidyaranyapura in North-East Bengaluru on Monday evening.
Mani, a resident of Ramachandrapura, was studying in class 5.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Mani went to the playground around 5 pm along with other children. The group was playing cricket. Mani went to retrieve the ball that had rolled near an old toilet and came in contact with a live electric wire lying inside.
Mani succumbed to his injuries on the spot, while the other children escaped as they did not go close to him. Tension gripped the locality as hundreds gathered at the spot and staged a protest against the authorities. Vidyaranyapura police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
