12-yr-old unidentified boy electrocuted in Airoli, dies

A 12-year-old boy died after he was electrocuted in Airoli on Monday morning. The boy, a street hawker, came in the contact with a moving four poles ladder that was touching a live 11k volt overhead wire. The little boy burned to death on the spot. The Rabale police have registered an accidental death report and have started the investigation.

According to police, the incident occurred around 8.52 am in front of shop number 7 at Shiv Shankar Plaza Two at sector 7 in Airoli.

Yogesh Gawade, senior police inspector of Rabale police station said that the boy could not be identified. “There is no whereabouts of the family of the deceased boy. We are tracing his family to establish his identity,” said Gawade.

Police said that the ladder was used last night at a shop for some works and later left there. Unfortunately, the ladder moved and came in contact with a live wire above. “The boy who used to sell toys and other products at a traffic signal came in connection with ladder and was burnt alive,” said Advocate Bapu Pol, a social worker who also complained police and electricity Distribution Company for action against culprit.

A statement issued by MSEDCL stated, “At Diva village on Diva feeder dated February 21, Sector 7, four poles ladder with plastic wheel pushed towards 11KV conductor and at night ladder was connected to 11KV HT line conductor. On February 22, at 8.52 am the Diva Feeder was tripped. The victim held the ladder pole and he was not wearing any footwear therefore Electric Supply directly connected to earth through victim body and victim was burnt to death on the spot.”