Innocent child died due to electric shock in Aligarh | Innocent child died due to electric shock in Aligarh: Child had gone to drink water in Anganwadi center, there was electric current in the hand pump – Aligarh News

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As soon as he touched the tap to drink water from the hand pump, he got stuck to the current and died within no time. When the Anganwadi assistant saw him, she made noise and called other people from the school there and separated the child from the hand pump. But by then the child had died. After which the employees informed the authorities.

Child found stuck to a hand pump

Kanti Kumar, a resident of Andla village in Khair, had a 4-year-old son named Dhruv who was a student of pre-primary class in the Anganwadi centre located in the village. This Anganwadi centre is located inside the primary school of the village. On Friday, the children were given food under MDM and nutrition.

After having food, Dhruv went to the school hand pump to drink water, but suddenly there was a current in it and he got stuck to it and died. When Anganwadi assistant Munni Devi saw the child, she first separated him from the hand pump and called other teachers of the school there. After this, she informed the family members.

Electricity department officials checked the hand pump, but they said that there was no current in it.

Senior officials also reached the spot

On receiving information about the incident, Khair SDM Mahima Rajput, BSA Dr. Rakesh Singh, Khair Inspector DK Sisodia and electricity department officials reached the spot. After which they started investigating the matter. The assistant who separated the child from the hand pump told the officials that there was current in the hand pump. After which she separated the child from the hand pump with the help of wood.

There is a submersible boring in the hand pump

The hand pump installed in the campus has a submersible bore. Due to which water starts coming out of the hand pump by running the machine. This is the reason why there is talk of electric current in the hand pump. On getting information about the incident, a large number of villagers also reached the spot and started demanding action.

There was no current at the time of testing

On getting information about the accident, JE Rahul Yadav of the electricity department reached the spot with his team. When he checked the hand pump, he did not see any current flowing at that time. But the assistant told the officials that the child got stuck to the hand pump due to the current and turned pale. JE Rahul Yadav said that there was no current flowing at the time of investigation at the spot.

The family refused to do the post mortem

Khair police station in-charge DK Sisodia said that the actual cause of death would be known only after postmortem. But the family has refused to get the child’s postmortem done and has taken the body with them for cremation by submitting a written application. He said that the child was already ill. If the family members file a written complaint, then the matter will be investigated and legal action will be taken.