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14 kids participating in Mahashivratri procession suffer burn injuries due to electrocution in Kota

Fourteen children participating in 'Shiv Barat' on the occasion of Mahashivratri here sustained burn injuries on Friday late morning after getting electrocuted.

The children, aged 10-16 years, were electrocuted from a high-tension power line passing overhead in the Sakatoura area under the Kunhari police station. Two of the children sustained 100 and 50% burn injuries, respectively, while the rest 12 sustained less than 50% injuries, a senior police official said.

All the injured were rushed to the MBS hospital in Kota.

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