Seven-year-old boy dies after electric pole falls on him in Puducherry’s popular Beach Promenade
A seven-year-old boy was killed in Puducherry after a rusted, poorly maintained electric pole collapsed on him at the Beach Promenade. Local authorities have registered a case of negligence as public outcry grows over the dilapidated state of infrastructure in the area.
Why it matters
The incident underscores critical issues regarding urban infrastructure maintenance and public safety in Indian tourist hubs.
A seven-year-old boy was killed in Puducherry after a poorly maintained electric pole fell on him while he was playing on the Beach Promenade area on Sunday (September 27, 2026) evening.
The deceased child, Fazal, a native of Fatehpur village in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, was living in Puducherry after his parents shifted to the coastal hamlet of Vembakeerapalayam near Puducherry town a few years ago, for selling toys and other products for tourists.
As the child was playing on the beach while his mother was selling products to weekend tourists on the Beach Promenade, the pole came crashing down on the boy. He was immediately rushed to the nearby Government General Hospital but doctors there could not save the child, police said.
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