Thane: A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted after he came in contact with a live wire, police said on Friday.

According to Senior PI K N Gete of Kolsewadi police station in Kalyan, the incident took place last evening when the victim, identified as Aniket Lonkar of Katemanivili village was busy preparing a mini tableaux model for a Diwali competition and was trying to get a power connection for it.