Student dies after mobile battery explodes on his face
Student dies after mobile battery explodes on his face
Mirzapur Mar 28, 2021 :
The family of the victim secretly cremated the boy without informing the Halia police in Mirzapur district.
Mirzapur : In a tragic incident, a 12-year-old boy died after his mobile battery exploded on his face on Friday.
The incident took place in Matwar village under Halia police station area in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The tragic event took place when the boy was testing the battery power after charging it with 'jadoo' charger.
The class 6 student identified as Monu died on the spot when the battery exploded on his face leading to severe facial injuries, according to a report in Hindi daily Hindustan.
On Friday at 10 am, Monu put his mobile battery into 'jadoo' charger.
An hour later, he decided to check the battery power by touching it with his tongue. The battery exploded immediately ripping his face.
Hearing the blast, the family members rushed to his room and found him lying in a pool of blood.
He was immediately taken to the primary health centre in Matwar where he was declared dead.
Later, Monu was cremated without his family informing the police.
In a similar incident in January 2019, a man died in Rajasthan's Netavalgarh Pachhli village in Chittorgarh district when the phone in his pocket exploded while he was sleeping.
The victim's wife informed police cops that the incident fateful event took place around 2.30am. The man had suffered severe burn injuries in the explosion.
In another in 2019, an Odisha man died after his phone exploded while charging.
The victim identified as Kuna Pradhan worked as a construction labourer in Paradip.
The mobile exploded after he went to sleep after putting the mobile on charging in the night.
The matter came to light after other labourers sleeping nearby spotted smoke inside his room.
The eyewitnesses found the man dead with his face and other body parts charred.
