23 May,2025 12:25 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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The police on Friday said that a 17-year-old boy died of electrocution after stepping on a live wire on a private plot he had entered to relieve himself in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.
The incident occurred in the Ambernath area on the evening of May 20, following which police have registered a case against unidentified persons for causing death by negligence, an official said, reported PTI.
Vignesh Anil Kachre, a resident of Bhendipada, had entered a privately owned plot to attend nature's call, reported PTI.
"However, he came in contact with a live electric wire lying on the ground. He collapsed after suffering an electric shock. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead," the official said.
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Citing his family's version, police said the plot owner had installed cement poles around the land and connected them with barbed wire and electrical cables for security. One of the electrical wires was live and lying exposed on the ground, they said.
"We are also probing if any MSEDCL staffer facilitated the installation," the official added.
A fire broke out at a shop in central Mumbai in the early hours of Friday, following which a firefighter sustained injuries while attempting to douse the flames, an official said.
The fire erupted at the shop located in Gandhi Nagar, Worli, around 4.45 am, an official said.
The fire affected the electric wiring, electric installation, gift boxes, make-up accessories, printed material, stationery stock, clothes, computers, and a TVS bike kept on the mezzanine floor, he said.
After being alerted, the fire brigade and police launched a firefighting and search operation. During the operation, fire brigade personnel Ajindra Sawant suffered injuries to his hand, the official said.
He was taken to the civic-run Nair hospital for treatment.
The fire was put out around 7.15 am, the official said, adding that a probe is underway to ascertain its cause.
(With inputs from PTI)
