MEERUT: A 15-year-old boy died of electrocution after the
Chinese manjha
attached to a kite he was trying to grab came in contact with a high-tension power line in Amardeep Colony, Saharanpur, police said Sunday, reports Rahul Singh.
“Tushar Dhamija, of Saharanpur, had come to his aunt’s house went to the terrace to catch a kite tied to a manjha entangled in the wires connected to an electric pole. As soon as he grabbed the string, he received electric shock and his clothes caught fire. He suffered severe burns and fell unconscious. A neighbour spotted him and alerted others,” said Satish Kumar, a local.
Tushar was taken to district hospital and referred to AIIMS Rishikesh, where he succumbed to the injuries. Police said no official report about the incident was received.
On the same day, police arrested two men and recovered 350 spools of the banned thread in a crackdown on its illegal sale. Police said accused sold the manjha for Rs 1,000 per spool, earning a 50% profit. Saharanpur (city) SP Vyom Bindal said Chinese manjha, coated with pulverised glass and metal dust, is a conductor of electricity, making it highly dangerous.
