PALAKKAD: A 15-year-old tenth-class boy lost his life due to electrocution while bathing. The dead is Jasim Riyas, son of Muhammed Riyasudeen of Mele Pattambi College Street Njangattiri Pinnakkumparambil and Shahida.

The incident happened on Sunday. The boy electrocuted in the bathroom was rushed to a private hospital in Pattambi. He was later shifted to a private hospital in Ottappalam but his life could not be saved. His body will be laid to rest after postmortem. He was a student of Mount Hira School in Kondurkara.