Innocent child gets hit by high tension wire, condition critical

Ambikapur. In the afternoon in Bishunpur Khurd area adjacent to Ambikapur city, a teenage girl and a girl got burnt after they caught hold of a bamboo which was touching a high tension wire passing near their house. The condition of both is critical due to electric shock. Both have been admitted to the Medical College Hospital. According to the information received, 15-year-old Riya, resident of Bishunpur Khurd Gorsidbara, playfully caught hold of the raw bamboo adjacent to the wavy high tension wire passing through the courtyard of the house around 1.30 pm today. Due to current flowing in the bamboo, Riya stuck to it.
Seeing Riya stuck to the bamboo, 19-year-old Nisha, who lived there, tried to save her and she also got electrocuted. The people nearby somehow separated the two with bamboo. This information was given to dial 112. On receiving the information, constable Ajay Mishra and driver Lalit immediately reached Bishunpur and took both of them to the Medical College Hospital, where the condition of both remains critical. Bishnupur, where the incident took place, is a residential area. The bamboos planted in the fence adjacent to the house started growing and touching the high tension line. Due to this, sparks kept coming out many times. The villagers did not pay attention to this, due to which the accident occurred. The Electricity Department has also been careless regarding the touching of trees and bamboo with high tension wires in rural areas.