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- A 14-year-old boy named Lokesh, a Class VIII student, died after a dry-cell battery exploded while he was reportedly playing with it at his home in Gudem village in Telangana's Kumram Bheem Asifabad district.
- His parents were away at a nearby farm when the explosion occurred, leaving him critically injured.
- Neighbours heard his screams and alerted his parents, but he died while being shifted to a hospital in Kagaznagar.
- Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the explosion.
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- Findings of the police investigation into what caused the battery to explode
- Whether any safety action or warnings follow regarding used dry-cell batteries
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Named India · Lokesh · Chintalamanepalli · Gudem · Kagaznagar · Kumram Bheem Asifabad · Police · Zilla Parishad High School
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