India, Jan. 2 -- A tragic act of negligence claimed the life of a two-and-a-half-year-old child in Odisha's Jajpur district on Thursday, after a live electric wire-allegedly drawn illegally from a transformer-was left exposed in a residential area. The incident took place in Similia panchayat under Jajpur Sadar police limits.
The child, identified as Om Prakash Sahu, son of Rakesh Sahu and Nirupama Sahu of Talapada village, died after coming into contact with a live electric wire while playing in the courtyard of his house on Thursday morning
According to reports, Om was playing outside when he accidentally touched an electric wire lying on the ground inside the premises, resulting in a fatal electric shock. Holding the neighbours res...