New Delhi, August 11: A 13-year-old boy died due to electrocution at a cricket ground in outer Delhi's Ranhola area.

According to the police, a PCR call around 1.30 pm was received on Saturday that a 13-year-old boy was playing cricket on the Cricket Ground in Kotla Vihar Ph-2 when he got an electric shock from an iron pole carrying electric wire to a Gaushala situated in a corner of the said ground when he went to get the ball. Delhi: 13-Year-Old Boy Dies of Electrocution at Cricket Ground in Ranhola, Case Registered.

The body was immediately taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) hospital by PCR van. The hospital authorities declared him dead, said the police. FIR u/s 106(1) BNS has been registered and an investigation has been taken up, according to the police. More updates on the matter are awaited.

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