Girl dies as flagpole touches live wire after R-Day event at hostel

January 27, 2022 11:41

A 14-year-old girl died of electrocution and another one suffered burn injuries when a flagpole on which the national flag was hoisted came in contact with a live wire while they were removing the pole in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday - when the Republic Day was celebrated - at a government-run hostel for tribal girls , following which the district administration suspended the hostel superintendent and ordered a probe into it, they said.

"It happened around 5 pm on Wednesday at Pre-matric Scheduled Tribe Girls' Hostel in Patewa village," a police official said.

"When the two inmates of the hostel, identified as Kiran Diwan and Kajal Chauhan, were removing the long iron pole on which the national flag was hoisted, it accidentally fell on a high-tension electricity line that passes through the hostel premises, causing them electric shock," he said.

While Diwan, a Class 9 student, died on the spot, Chauhan (15), who is in Class 10, sustained burns, he said. An accidental death report was registered in connection and further probe is underway, he added.

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