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Maharashtra: Minor suffers electric shock from TV set-top box, dies

Updated on: 09 August,2023 05:22 PM IST  |  Nagpur
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A minor boy died when he suffered an electric shock on touching a television set-top box in Nagpur

Maharashtra: Minor suffers electric shock from TV set-top box, dies

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A minor boy died when he suffered an electric shock on touching a television set-top box in Nagpur.


According to the police, the incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Khaire Pannase area.


"When the incident took place, the boy was watching cartoons on television and his father was resting in the bedroom," the police official said.


"The boy pulled the set-top box and tried to carry it with him. In the process, he suffered an electric shock and fell unconscious," said the police.

Later, the boy's father noticed him lying unconscious on the floor.

"While he was rushed to a hospital, the child was declared dead by doctors," the police said.

A case of accidental death was registered by the police. 

(with inputs from PTI)

 

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