India, April 18 -- LUCKNOW In a shocking incident pointing towards "negligence", a 30-year-old man was electrocuted and burnt alive atop a high-tension electricity pole in UP's Badaun district on Friday. The victim's family alleged that the fatal accident occurred because the power supply was abruptly restored despite a prior assurance of a shutdown.

The incident took place around 11am in Dhimarpur village. The deceased, identified as Arvind Kumar, had climbed the pole to rectify a fault and assist with line-shifting work for a private tubewell. Police and eyewitnesses stated that while he was working, the electricity suddenly resumed, triggering a massive blaze.

Family members alleged that a local lineman, Yashveer, had called Arvind f...