Three children died of electrocution in two separate incidents in Rajasthan's Kota and Jhalawar districts on Sunday, police said, in cases that have raised fresh questions about the safety and maintenance of power lines in residential and rural areas.

Source: DevDiscourse (agency inputs)

In the first incident, in Teachers Colony in Kota's Mahavir Nagar police station area, an 11-year-old boy suffered a fatal electric shock while trying to pull down a kite that had become tangled in an electric wire. His 9-year-old brother, who was standing a few metres away, was also burnt by the shock but was discharged from hospital after treatment, police said.

Source: OB News (police account)

3children killed in the two incidents
2FIRs registered, according to police

Mahavir Nagar police station in-charge Mahendra Maru said the elder boy died on the spot and an FIR has been registered in the Kota case. Police said the body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination.

In the second incident, in Aklera town of Jhalawar district, two boys aged 10 and 8 were playing in a field outside their house when a high-tension electric wire fell on them. Both died; they were taken to hospital, where they were declared dead, according to local authorities.

Families of the children have lodged complaints against the local power company alleging negligence, and police have registered FIRs in both cases and are investigating the circumstances, the reports said. The negligence allegations have not been tested in court, and the power company had not issued a public response in the reports available on Monday.

The children are not being named in this report in line with child-safety reporting norms. Police said investigations in both districts are continuing.