Child suffers burns from electrocution

Gaggo Mandi police registered a case against a sub-divisional officer (SDO) and line superintendent of Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) Burewala after a child suffered severe burns from a transformer that was installed in an erroneous way in a village.

The case was registered 10 days after the child had suffered burns. He was immediately shifted to a local hospital from where he was rushed to a hospital in Lahore where he is undergoing treatment in a critical condition.

The FIR stated that the same fault had already caused the death of a minor girl earlier. Usman was returning from a Madarsah to his home when he touched a metallic pole that was supporting the transformer rested on a pillar made of bricks.

He suffered a severe electric shock and subsequent burns. The family of the child and other people of the village alleged that they had sent requests to XEN Mepco Burewala to install the transformer properly on poles but they did not pay any heed.