Gujarat: 13-Year-Old Boy Dies from Electrocution in Surat While Flying Kite with Chinese Manjha

A 13-year-old boy died in Surat, Gujarat, after being electrocuted by a high-tension line while flying a kite with a Chinese thread. The incident occurred in the Sachin GIDC area when the boy's kite string got caught in the high-voltage line.

The boy, identified as Prince Chaudhary, was a Class 4 student from Talangpur village in the Sachin GIDC area. He was flying his kite near his home when, while attempting to free it from a power line, he came into contact with a pole and was electrocuted. He suffered severe burns and was rushed to New Civil Hospital. Despite efforts by doctors, the boy died the next morning.

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The Chaudhary family, originally from Alipore in West Bengal, had settled in Surat for work. The Sachin GIDC police have filed a case of accidental death and begun an investigation. The boy's father told the media that Prince had found the Chinese kite string while chasing a kite. He urged citizens not to use such dangerous threads.