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- A 17-year-old girl, Afsana, died on the spot from an electric shock on Sunday after touching a live wire strung around a maize field in Parsapur Mahdaur village in Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh.
- The wire, connected to a shock machine, had been set up by a villager named Guddu to protect the maize crop from stray cattle, according to the report.
- Police from the Wazirganj station sent the body for postmortem and registered a case under relevant sections based on a complaint from the girl's family.
- The area officer confirmed the incident of July 27, 2026, said legal action is underway and the investigation is continuing.
What to watch next
- Findings of the postmortem examination on the girl's body.
- Outcome of the police investigation and any charges against the person who laid the wire.
- Progress of the legal action in the case registered at Wazirganj police station.
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