Youth dies as he touches live wire in Kirari

Delhi | Sunday | 13th August, 2017

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Family members of the youth, however, staged a protest demanding compensation from the power supply company. "We will submit a report to the investigating agencies regarding this and will cooperate in the probe accordingly," said a spokesperson. He died during treatment on Saturday.Preliminary investigations suggest that Kumar was holding on to the metal frame of the banner when it touched the wire of about 11,000 volts. Locals said they had heard a loud crash and sparks from the overhead wire.When the family rushed up to the terrace they found Kumar lying unconscious and rushed him to a local hospital. He used to help his brother Inder Verma and his father Sunil to run their family-owned jewellery shop in Aman Vihar colony..