A six-year-old boy sustained a serious electric shock after coming into contact with an overhead power line while attempting to retrieve his kite at Dakur village in Andole mandal on Monday evening.
The boy, G Aravind, a native of Ibrahimpur in Chilipiched mandal, was staying with his paternal uncle’s family at
Dakur.
While flying a kite, it reportedly snapped and got entangled in an overhead electric line. When he tried to retrieve it, he came into contact with the live wire and suffered a severe electric shock.
Aravind sustained serious burn injuries and was rushed to Osmania Hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment. His condition was stated to be critical.