A 16-year-old kanwariya died of electrocution at a make-shift pilgrims’ camp in Shambhu Dayal Degree College here, the police said on Sunday.
Naanu from Vijay Nagar died on Saturday night. Senior Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh said Naanu was returning from Haridwar after getting water from the Ganges. According to preliminary reports, Naanu touched an iron pole, which was being used to instal halogen lights. The pole was conducting electricity due to the rain.
The police reached the spot and rushed Naanu to the district hospital where he was declared brought dead. A group of kanwariyas reached the emergency room of the hospital and created a ruckus, the police said, adding that they demanded early arrest of the “errant” electricity contractor. The officers reached the spot and pacified the kanwariyas.
An FIR has been lodged against the contractor.