Kolhapur: 13-year-old electrocuted retrieving cricket ball

• A 13-year-old boy, Afan Asif Bagwan, died in Kolhapur after being electrocuted while playing cricket.
• Afan went to retrieve a ball from a terrace and came into contact with an 11,000-volt high-tension power line.
• In a separate incident, two people were killed in a collision between a van and a two-wheeler near Chuye Phata on the Kolhapur-Gargoti road.
• The deceased were identified as bike rider Shivaji Shankar Koli (45) and van driver Atul Arvind Patil (30).
• Several others, including a 3-year-old child, were injured in the road accident.

Why It Matters: This highlights the fatal danger of high-voltage lines near residential areas.