Four children lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao on Sunday evening after being electrocuted while playing near a fan, police said.

“Four children died due to electric shock in the house of Virendra Kumar Saroj, a resident of a village in the Barasagwar Police Station area. Further action is being taken,” Circle Officer (city) Ashutosh Kumar said.

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The deceased children have been identified as Mayank, Himanshi, Himank, and Mansi.
“The children were playing in close proximity to a “farrata” fan, which was on,” he added.
Circle Officer Kumar stated that preliminary investigations suggest electrocution as the cause of death.

The police have sent the bodies for autopsy, and a thorough investigation is currently underway, he added.