Sixteen school children were hospitalised after getting electric shocks at a Government Primary School in the district on Wednesday. All students were safe, police said.Heavy rain lashing the region is being suspected as the cause of the incident.“The incident occurred in Kachhor village under Kelhari police station limits when then children going back home the school hours came in contact with the Iron Channel Gate in school, Superintendent of Police, Koriya, BS Dhruv informed.
It appears that due to heavy downpour the channel gate may have come in contact with live wire through the wet school wall, the SP said.“However, the probe was on to know exact reason behind the incident,” he said.After the incident, the villagers called up ambulance and informed police. Subsequently, the children were rushed to a hospital at nearby Manendragarh block, he said.A student named Sarita had sustained some serious burn injuries on her hands while rest of fifteen children received minor injuries,” Dhruv said adding that the condition of all students was stable.