MUMBAI, Oct. 16 -- Nearly two months after a 17-year-old was electrocuted in Bhandup, the police have booked two employees of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) for negligence. The incident took place on August 20, amid heavy rain. The victim, Deepak Pillai, a resident of Bhandup West, was walking along the waterlogged Lal Bahadur Shastri road when he was electrocuted. Residents pulled him out of the water and rushed him to Ayushman Hospital where he was declared dead. The Bhandup police said they have registered a case against Santosh Rudrashetty, an assistant engineer with the MSEDCL in Bhandup, and a technician Vikas Jadhav. Investigations revealed that an exposed wire that the insulating material around a wire was damaged, exposing a section of the wire to the water. Following the incident, the Bhandup police registered an accidental death report. "During the inquiry, we found that a pit was dug on the road and electricity wires had been cut," said a police officer. According to the police, Nitin Jain who owns a furniture shop on the LBS Road had experienced a minor electric shock when he had stepped into the water while opening his shop earlier that day. Jain had called the MSEDCL complaining about an electric current in the water. The police said, "Despite the complaint the two accused had not done anything when it was their responsibility to act immediately." The police added that their negligence had led to the death....