LARKANA: A boy died of electrocution in Larkana’s Yar Muhammad Colony on Sunday.

A 15-year-old boy, Basit, son of Liaquat Thahim, received severe electric shocks and injuries when he stuck up in 11000 kv high tension electricity lines passing through his house in Yar Muhammad Colony of Larkana.

He was rushed to the Emergency Department of the Chandka Medical College Hospital by his relatives where duty doctors confirmed his death. His body was handed over to his heirs after fulfillment of legal formalities. A mourning atmosphere prevailed in the locality after the incident.