Man, 31, electrocuted by low-hanging power line
Gurugram, Oct. 8 -- Unidentified discom officials were booked for negligence after a 31-year-old man was electrocuted by a high-tension transmission line hanging low in Palwal, police said on Wednesday.
The victim was identified as Manoj Kumar, a resident of Lohina village in Palwal's Mundkati area. Police said he was watering the six-foot-high perimeter wall when the incident took place, at 8.30 am on Tuesday. Kumar came into direct contact with an overhead 11kV transmission line.
A senior police officer said that Manoj was found lying unconscious with severe burn injuries. "His family alerted the police, following which the power supply was disconnected," the officer said, adding that the victim was declared dead at a hospital.
Sumer Singh, Manoj's uncle, alleged that he and several other residents had filed multiple complaints with Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL) to tighten the cables.
On Singh's complaint, police registered an FIR against DHBVNL officials under Section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the BNS on Tuesday.
Anil Solanki, DHBVNL executive engineer (Hodal division), said an inquiry has been ordered. "It will be ascertained how the cables were not at the standard height... departmental action will be taken," he added....
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