Mumbai: Teen gets electrocuted at car cleaning outlet in Thane, dies

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A 17-year-old boy got electrocuted while working at a car cleaning outlet in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place late on Tuesday night when the victim Akshay Varolia was washing a car at the outlet located in Kisan Nagar, the station house officer of Sri Nagar police station said.

The boy suffered an electric shock and was rushed to a hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead, he said.

The victim's body was sent to a government hospital here for post-mortem, he said, adding that a case of accidental death has been registered in this regard.

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