Kalyan: A seven-year-old boy who was playing right behind his home was electrocuted after he came in contact with a roadside feeder pillar in Dombivli East last Sunday.Police said Krishna Sanjay Yadav had a school holiday and was playing by himself with a ball in an open space in Jijai Nagar, Gograswadi. While retrieving the ball from near a feeder pillar, he accidentally touched it and collapsed. Locals rushed him to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Krishna’s father, Sanjay Yadav, works as a tempo driver. The family has been residing in the area for the past eight years. Sanjay told police that he does not suspect any foul play. He has not lodged any complaint. Tilaknagar police registered an accidental death report and initiated further investigation. The body was sent to a civic hospital for a postmortem examination and later handed over to the family. The incident triggered grief in the locality, with residents raising concerns over safety measures around exposed electrical infrastructure.
