Surat: A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted after he touched an iron rod that was in contact with the main power line outside his under construction house in Sachin area of the city on Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Ayush Mishra, a resident of Kailash Nagar in Pali village of Sachin. His father Jay Prakash Mishra, who is a native of Madhya Pradesh, runs a provision store in Pali village.
According to police, on Thursday evening, Ayush went to check his room on the 3rd floor of the under-construction house and accidentally touched an iron rod that was in contact with the main power line just outside the building.
When the neighbours saw sparks flying from the main power line they rushed to the third floor and found Ayush in an unconscious condition. He was taken to a nearby house where he succumbed, said police.
Ayush’s family members told police that they regularly used to visit the under construction house.