Thane, Jul 12 (PTI) An eight-year-old boy was injured after he suffered an electric shock from a streetlight in the Kalwa area of Maharashtra's Thane city, a civic official said on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Parsik Nagar on Friday night, the official said.

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Officials from Torrent Power, the civic electricity department, and the fire brigade rushed to the spot, and the power supply to the streetlight was disconnected.

The child suffered a minor injury to his right leg and was treated at a private hospital, the official said.

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