15 Children Suffer Electric Shock During Mahashivratri Celebrations in Kota; 3 Critical

Over 15 children suffered electric shock during a procession on the occasion of Mahashivratri in Rajasthan’s Kota. Lok Sabha Speaker and MP from Kota, Om Birla, reached the hospital and gave instructions to the doctors for proper treatment of the injured kids.

The children, aged 10-16 years, were electrocuted from a high-tension power line passing overhead in the Sakatoura area under the Kunhari police station.

Two of the children sustained 100 and 50 per cent burn injuries, respectively, while the rest 12 sustained less than 50 per cent injuries, a senior police official said. The other boys who attempted to rescue him also sustained burn injurie

All the injured children have been rushed to MBS Hospital for treatment and will be referred to Jaipur. Rajasthan Energy Minister Heeralal Nagar also reached the hospital.

The mishap occurred around 11.30 am-12 pm on Friday when a procession of ‘Shiv Barat’ was marching through Kalibasti, where one of the boys in the procession, holding a flag atop a 22-feet-high bamboo stick touched the high-tension line passing overhead.