The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sought detailed reports from several officials on the death of a 12-year-old student who was electrocuted after coming in contact with an 11 kV power line near his school building in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district.
The incident also triggered anger among villagers, who staged a protest at the school. The incident took place on November 2, when the Class 4 student at a government primary school in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly came in contact with the high-voltage power line passing close to the roof of the school building.
“The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that on November 2, 2026, a 12-year-old fourth-standard student of a government primary school died after coming into contact with an 11 KV power line passing close to the roof of the school building in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh,” the Commission said in a press release. Teachers had asked the student to climb onto the kitchen roof and pluck a bottle gourd for the mid-day meal, according to the media report cited by the NHRC.
