VASCO
A 12-year-old boy lost his life in a tragic incident of electrocution at his residence in Zuarinagar, Sancoale.
The deceased has been identified as Mustagahmed Suranagi, originally from Haveri, Karnataka. According to Verna police, the boy was attempting to retrieve a ball that had rolled under a refrigerator when he accidentally came into contact with live electricity. He collapsed on the spot.
Family members rushed him to the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Cansaulim, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Verna police carried out a panchanama and preserved the body at the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, for inquest panchanama and medico-legal formalities.
Police confirmed that the death occurred accidentally while the boy was playing at home. A case of unnatural death has been registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Rajdatt Arsekar of Verna Police Station, under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
