<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A 13-year-old boy died after suffering electric shock from an open line at a school at Kollam in Kerala on Thursday. </p><p>Midhun, a class eight student of High School for Boys at Thevalakkara on the suburbs of Kollam district of Kerala died, prima facie due to lapses on the part of the school authorities and Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). </p>.One killed, 3 injured due to electrocution during Muharram preparation in Jharkhand.<p>The incident triggered strong protests with local people and opposition parties staging demonstrations to the school seeking stringent action against those responsible for the lapse. The incident caused much embarrassment to the ruling CPI(M) as the school is managed by a committee of party members. </p><p>According to the school authorities, Mithun climbed the roof of the cycle shed of the school to take a sandal of one of his friends that fell there while playing football. He came in contact with the live electric line. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, life could not be saved.</p><p>Mithun hailed from an economically weak family. His father Manoj is a daily wage worker and his mother Suja went to Kuwait to work as a housemaid a few months back. </p><p>The state government announced an ex-gratia of Rs. five lakh to the family. </p><p>Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the death of Mithun. A detailed probe will be conducted and steps will be taken to avoid such incidents in future, he said. </p><p>CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan alleged that the opposition parties were trying to politicise the tragic incident. </p><p>The school authorities and the KSEB were being blamed over the incident. While the school authorities came under criticism for constructing the shed close to the open electric wire, the KSEB was accused of not insulating the open live wire. </p><p>Local sources said that the cycle shed was constructed by the school authorities below the open electric line eight years back without any permission from the local body. </p><p>The required distance between the open live electric line and the shed was not maintained. The local body engineer was also issuing fitness certificates to the school every year even as the school buildings were said to be in bad shape.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A 13-year-old boy died after suffering electric shock from an open line at a school at Kollam in Kerala on Thursday. </p><p>Midhun, a class eight student of High School for Boys at Thevalakkara on the suburbs of Kollam district of Kerala died, prima facie due to lapses on the part of the school authorities and Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). </p>.One killed, 3 injured due to electrocution during Muharram preparation in Jharkhand.<p>The incident triggered strong protests with local people and opposition parties staging demonstrations to the school seeking stringent action against those responsible for the lapse. The incident caused much embarrassment to the ruling CPI(M) as the school is managed by a committee of party members. </p><p>According to the school authorities, Mithun climbed the roof of the cycle shed of the school to take a sandal of one of his friends that fell there while playing football. He came in contact with the live electric line. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, life could not be saved.</p><p>Mithun hailed from an economically weak family. His father Manoj is a daily wage worker and his mother Suja went to Kuwait to work as a housemaid a few months back. </p><p>The state government announced an ex-gratia of Rs. five lakh to the family. </p><p>Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the death of Mithun. A detailed probe will be conducted and steps will be taken to avoid such incidents in future, he said. </p><p>CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan alleged that the opposition parties were trying to politicise the tragic incident. </p><p>The school authorities and the KSEB were being blamed over the incident. While the school authorities came under criticism for constructing the shed close to the open electric wire, the KSEB was accused of not insulating the open live wire. </p><p>Local sources said that the cycle shed was constructed by the school authorities below the open electric line eight years back without any permission from the local body. </p><p>The required distance between the open live electric line and the shed was not maintained. The local body engineer was also issuing fitness certificates to the school every year even as the school buildings were said to be in bad shape.</p>