Boy electrocuted while catching stray kite

District


FAISALABAD: A teenager boy was electrocuted while catching a stray kite in the area of Sadar police station.

Rescue 1122 spokesman said here on Sunday that 19-year-old Shehzad Iqbal of Syedwala was working in a factory situated at Kararwala Road where he went on rooftop of the factory to catch a stray kite, but he accidentally touched a live electricity wire passing near the roof.

As a result, he received fatal electric shock and died on-the-spot before getting any medical assistance.

The police took the body into custody while further investigation was under progress, he added.