Boy dies after touching high-tension wire while retrieving kite; HC awards Rs 10.52 lakh to parents

Karnataka high court ordered electricity authorities to pay compensation for a boy’s death. The eleven-year-old boy died after touching a live high-tension installation. He was trying to retrieve a kite entangled in the electric line. The court held authorities liable under strict liability principles. Compensation was awarded to the boy’s grieving parents.
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