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Class VIII student electrocuted at tribal welfare school in Eluru district
India🏛️ Politics4 hr. ago

Class VIII student electrocuted at tribal welfare school in Eluru district

An eighth-grade girl named Kechhala Shiva Parvathi, aged 13, was electrocuted at the Tribal Welfare Ashram School for Girls in Sivakasipuram village, Eluru district, on August 7, 2026. The incident occurred when she placed wet clothes on an iron window grille that had become electrified after a power cable fell on it. Shiva Parvathi sustained severe burns and later succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. Officials from the K.R. Puram Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) and the Tribal Welfare Department visited the school following the tragedy. The girl's family and local villagers staged a protest demanding accountability and justice. The local police have registered a case and are conducting an investigation into the incident.

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Class VIII student electrocuted at tribal welfare school in Eluru district

An eighth-grade girl named Kechhala Shiva Parvathi, aged 13, was electrocuted at the Tribal Welfare Ashram School for Girls in Sivakasipuram village, Eluru district, on August 7, 2026. The incident occurred when she placed wet clothes on an iron window grille that had become electrified after a power cable fell on it. Shiva Parvathi sustained severe burns and later succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. Officials from the K.R. Puram Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) and the Tribal Welfare Department visited the school following the tragedy. The girl's family and local villagers staged a protest demanding accountability and justice. The local police have registered a case and are conducting an investigation into the incident.

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