Mumbai girl loses arm after jolt from wire in Aligarh

AGRA: A 13-year-old girl from Mumbai's Goregaon West, who had come to visit her aunt in Aligarh with her father, suffered third degree burns and lost her right arm after coming in contact with a hanging high-tension overhead wire while playing on the terrace of the house.
The incident took place on October 30 at Hamdard Nagar colony in Aligarh. Soon after the incident, Anamta, a class 9 student, was shifted to a local hospital from where she was referred to Medanta hospital in Gurugram the same day.
Minor girl gets airlifted from Medanta in Gurugram to Mumbai's National Burns Centre
As her condition was critical, her family decided to airlift her to Mumbai's National Burns Center (NBC) the next day, where her right arm (below the elbow) was amputated on November 3. Dr SM Keswani, senior doctor at NBC who is handling her case, on Wednesday said, "Anamta sustained 11% burns on her right arm, right leg and back. Her right hand had to be amputated. We will perform skin grafting surgery in the coming days on the remaining part of the right arm, right leg and some areas on the back. She is still in ICU but out of danger."
Alleging negligence by power officials, the girl's father, Aqeel Ahmed, 42, who runs an advertising company called Magnet Films in Andheri, said, "My daughter and I were staying at my sister's rented house in Aligarh when the tragic incident occurred. Not only is the power department at fault, but the house owner is also responsible for this mishap. He extended the balcony of the house illegally and took no measures to cover the high-voltage overhead wire despite my sister's repeated requests."Ahmed further claimed that while other people in the neighbourhood have covered electric wires outside their houses, Qasim Khan, the owner of the Aligarh house, refused to shell out Rs 2,500 for the plastic cover. "My daughter paid the price for his carelessness. I have asked my brother in Aligarh to file an FIR against him." Aqeel said his family has so far spent nearly Rs 40 lakh on the girl's treatment. The power department in Aligarh has taken cognizance of the matter and is now planning to remove low hanging wires from residential areas. SK Jain, superintendent engineer (urban) told TOI, "We have prepared a report and sent it to the head office in Lucknow. As soon as we get the permission, all hanging high-tension wires will be removed."