Minor steals coal from moving train, electrocuted

A 13-year-old boy sustained serious burn injuries after coming in contact with a live wire while attempting to steal coal from a moving goods train at Atharbanki overbridge on the Cuttack-Paradip railway line on Saturday.

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The victim sustained around 80 percent burn injuries and his condition is stated to be critical. Sources said the minor, along with another 12-year-old boy, had boarded the train to allegedly steal coal.

However, when he attempted to extract it using an iron stick, it accidentally came in contact with a live electric wire of the railway line, electrocuting the boy in the process.