LUCKNOW, March 1 -- The managing director of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL), Riya Kejriwal, has suspended four officials, including an executive engineer, after a contract Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) lineman died while allegedly working on a live 33 kV power line without a safety belt here in Kalyanpur early Saturday.

Parshuram, posted at the Indira Nagar Sector-25 Power House, was allegedly sent to repair a jumper fuse near Jagrani Hospital at night in the absence of senior officials and without protective equipment. He suffered a powerful electric shock when he touched the jumper and fell headfirst from the ladder around 1:30 am, dying on the spot.

Preliminary findings indicate the 33 kV line was...