TRAGEDY struck an old woman living in penury when her only 12-year-old grandson living with her was killed under a train while chasing a snapped kite in Koradi Police Station area, on Wednesday. This is the second incident in the city when a kid’s love for kites resulted in accidental death.

 

The deceased was identified as Enta Vinod Solanki. He was living in a hut under an over-bridge near Shiv Krishna Dhaam slums with his grandmother. Enta’s father was killed in a road accident five years ago. After his father’s death, Enta’s mother also left him. Since then, he was living with his grandmother who used to beg on streets for food. No one knows his real name. He was known in the area with pet name Enta. For last week or so, Enta had been demanding money from his grandmother to buy kites. However, the poor grandmother was unable to give him money. Enta was collecting broken manja from the streets to make a manja reel.

 

He was collecting snapped kites entire day. On Wednesday morning, after noticing a snapped kite in Shiv Krishna Dham slums, Enta started chasing it. He was running to get the kite and moved on the Nagpur-Delhi railway line. The boy was unaware of a speeding train running on the track and was hit by the train at 12.15 pm. Enta sustained multiple grievous injuries in the mishap. Locals alerted Koradi Police who rushed profusely bleeding Enta to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. A case of accidental death was registered by police. Further investigation is on. 

 

Kites claimed two lives so far Kite flying has claimed two lives in the city so far. Earlier, a seven-year-old boy came under the wheels of a four-wheeler when he was trying to catch a kite in Dabha area on December 29, 2020. The deceased was identified as Vansh Vikas Tirpude.