Another boy died in Calcutta after being electrocuted by a lighthouse. A boy named Faizan died in Narkeldanga on Saturday afternoon. The incident raises questions about the maintenance of lighthouses in the city again. Mayor Firhad Hakim has apologized for the incident.
Locals said it was raining at Rajabazar in Narkeldanga police station area at that time. The 13-year-old was playing then. At 6.15 pm, he touched a Veda lighthouse on the side of the road. He was electrocuted and died on the spot. CESC staff then came and turned off all the lighthouses in the area.
State Power Minister Arup Biswas said, “I don’t know the details of the incident.” Watching the news. The mayor gave a similar response. He expressed sorrow over the death of the teenager.
Let me tell you, a few days ago, a teenager was electrocuted in Haridebpur in the southern suburbs by touching a telephone pole in the frozen water. A streetlight of the municipality was installed on that telephone pole. When the noise started, the municipality admitted negligence.