10-month-old died of electrocution from charging weighing machine in Telangana

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Hyderabad: A 10-month-old girl died after suffering an electric shock from an electronic weighing machine kept for charging at her home in Telangana on Friday morning.

The tragic incident took place around in the morning and has left the family of the victim girl devastated.

The incident took place when the infant was playing inside the house and accidentally touched the portable weighing machine. It is being said that the electricity wiring of was faulty resulting in a fatal shock.

Following the incident the victim girl’s father rushed to rescue her and pulled her from the port is when she suffered from the shock. Other family members intervened and helped him.

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As per reports, immediately after the incident the the girl was taken to a hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead by the doctors.

Police have registered a case following a complaint by the child’s father and launched an investigation into the incident.

The suspected electrical fault in the weighing machine is being examined.

Further investigation into this matter is underway.

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