Doctors at the Victoria Hospital where Nikhil was battling for life, declared him dead at around 2 am on Monday morning.
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In a tragic development, a 13-year-old boy died on Monday, four days after he was electrocuted near his north Bengaluru residence on May 16. Nikhil had gone to fetch a ball from a neighbour’s terrace and accidentally came in close contact with a high-tension wire, following which he had suffered 40% burns. Doctors at the Victoria Hospital where he was battling for life since then, declared him dead at around 2am on Monday morning. Police had earlier booked a case against Bescom, KPTCL{Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation) and the building owner, Neetha Jagannath, under IPC Sections 304 (culpable homicide) and 304 A (causing death by negligence). Initial investigations have found that there was a violation of building norms, as the minimum vertical clearance of 4m as required for a 66kV line was not maintained by the building owner. "Extra High Tension (66 kV) wire of KPTCL is passing over the building. The minimum vertical clearance of the 66kV line should be 4 metres from the top of the building as per KPTCL norms. In this case, the vertical clearance was not maintained during construction and building has been constructed in violation of norms. KPTCL has confirmed that they have issued a notice to the building owner,” the press note by Bescom said. Nikhil is the son of Amaresh, a supervisor at an apartment complex and Rama Devi. He was in ninth standard in Delhi Public School. His last rites were performed after a postmortem was carried out. Following his death, police have promised to take action if there is a case of negligence. “We will conduct a detailed investigation. Anyone found responsible for negligence, including officials, will be booked,” DCP North N Shashikumar told Deccan Herald He added, “We had sought expert opinion to maintain neutrality in the case as Bescom may refuse to assume responsibility.” In a tragic development, a 13-year-old boy died on Monday, four days after he was electrocuted near his north Bengaluru residence on May 16. Nikhil had gone to fetch a ball from a neighbour’s terrace and accidentally came in close contact with a high-tension wire, following which he had suffered 40% burns. Doctors at the Victoria Hospital where he was battling for life since then, declared him dead at around 2am on Monday morning. Police had earlier booked a case against Bescom, KPTCL{Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation) and the building owner, Neetha Jagannath, under IPC Sections 304 (culpable homicide) and 304 A (causing death by negligence). Initial investigations have found that there was a violation of building norms, as the minimum vertical clearance of 4m as required for a 66kV line was not maintained by the building owner. "Extra High Tension (66 kV) wire of KPTCL is passing over the building. The minimum vertical clearance of the 66kV line should be 4 metres from the top of the building as per KPTCL norms. In this case, the vertical clearance was not maintained during construction and building has been constructed in violation of norms. KPTCL has confirmed that they have issued a notice to the building owner,” the press note by Bescom said. Nikhil is the son of Amaresh, a supervisor at an apartment complex and Rama Devi. He was in ninth standard in Delhi Public School. His last rites were performed after a postmortem was carried out. Following his death, police have promised to take action if there is a case of negligence. “We will conduct a detailed investigation. Anyone found responsible for negligence, including officials, will be booked,” DCP North N Shashikumar told Deccan Herald. He added, “We had sought expert opinion to maintain neutrality in the case as Bescom may refuse to assume responsibility.”
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