Boy sent to pluck gourd electrocuted, school principal, 2 teachers arrested
Varanasi, Nov. 4 -- An 11-year-old class 4 student died after coming into contact with a high-tension electricity wire at a government primary school in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, after the acting headmaster, an assistant teacher and a shiksha mitra (contractual instructor) were arrested on Tuesday, officers said.
SP Iraj Raja confirmed the arrests. Police said the incident took place around 9 am at the primary school in Kanaila village on Monday.
"The deceased, Arshad Ahmed, was a Class 4 student and the youngest of six children," said a police officer.
"The boy's family alleged that one of the accused teachers sent him to the school terrace to pluck bottle gourds for the mid-day meal, where he came into contact with an overhead hig...
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