UP: Teen climbs train to make video gets shock, critical

AGRA

: A 15-year-old boy received an electric shock after he allegedly climbed up a stationary goods train at Etah railway station to make a video for social media and accidentally touched the overhead rail cable. Two other friends fled after the accident.

A resident of

Islam Nagar

, Tariq Ahmed was critically burnt following the electric shock. His brother

Aarif

said, “Tariq is in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.”

Etah Government Railway Police (GRP) claimed that the accident took place at 5:45 am on Sunday.

Etah GRP

police SHO Pratap Singh said, “By the time we reached the spot, the boy had been taken away. We are gathering more details.”