Kolkata Municipal Corporation blames illegal drawing of water with pilfered power for Narkeldanga boy electrocution

Thirteen-year-old Farzan Ansari could have been electrocuted after he touched a pump that was running on pilfered electricity or one of the wires connected to it, engineers of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said on Sunday.

The Class VIII student had stepped out of his home in a narrow lane off Raja Raj Narayan Street in north Kolkata’s Narkeldanga and was going to the community toilet when he got electrocuted on Saturday evening, residents said.

The residents who were involved in attempts to rescue the boy told The Telegraph on Sunday that Farzan had slumped after touching an electric pole.