Boy nudges power line to retrieve kite, critical
■ 15-yr-old used steel rod to shake kite loose from line near home
A 15-year-old boy suffered electric shock while flying kites at Old Malakpet and is serious.
S. Saikumar tried to retrieve his kite which had got stuck in an electric cable near his house's terrace.
He took a steel rod and tried to shake the electric cable to make the kite fall down.
Saikumar suffered an electric shock and received burns on his right hand and chest, police said.
“The boy went to the terrace to retrieve his kite. He underestimated the consequences of touching an electric cable and got electrocuted,” said a police official from Chaderghat police station. His family and locals rushed him to hospital.
Earlier, police commissioner M. Mahender Reddy had issued an order to the public asking them to stop kite flying from unsafe terraces and other dangerous spots to avoid accidents and deaths.
“The parents of Hyderabad must tell their children not to fly kites from terraces which do not have parapet walls to avoid accidents. They should also advice children not to run on to roads or other dangerous places while flying kites or trying to collect stray kites. Children should be made aware of the possibility of electrocution if they try to collect stray kites stuck on electric poles and power transmission cables,” he had said.
SAIKUMAR went to the terrace to retrieve his kite. He underestimated the danger of touching an electric cable and suffered a shock. He was rushed to hospital by his family and neighbours