LUCKNOW, Feb. 9 -- A Class 6 student died after coming into contact with a high-voltage power line in Bijnor near here on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The incident occurred around 1 pm in Ayodhyapuri Phase-3 when Saurabh, the youngest son of one Ravindra Kumar, went to the rooftop of his house to bathe. Police said Saurabh, 15, was standing near a steel grille fixed on the roof when a short circuit occurred in an 11,000-volt power line passing close to the house. The live wires reportedly snapped and touched the grille, electrocuting the boy on the spot.

Family members rushed Saurabh to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

At the time of the incident, Ravindra Kumar, a wage worker, was in Prayagraj. ...