Thane: 13-year-old boy electrocuted in Bhiwandi village

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A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted to death while playing near his house in a village in Thane district on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The boy, Sonu Saha, was playing near his house in Khoni village under Bhiwandi taluka when he came in contact with a live wire and suffered electric shocks, they said.

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The teenager was rushed to a government hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said. A case of accidental death has been registered by the Nizampura police, they added.

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