CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, A contract worker died on the spot due to the power supply being switched on while he was working on a high tension line. On receiving the information, the family members and Bhim Army workers accused the employees of the electricity department of negligence and created a ruckus. The body was not allowed to be lifted for several hours. Later, the family calmed down on the assurance of financial help, pension to the wife and action against the culprits. According to the information received, Sethpal (31) son of Dharam Singh, resident of Mohalla Tankan Gangoh, was working as a contract lineman at Teetaro power house for the last one year. The farmers of Pujana had taken Sethpal to the shutdown to get the line hanging low in their fields fixed. While repairing the line, Sethpal died due to electric shock when the power supply suddenly resumed. The deceased's brothers Bablu and Johnny, who reached the spot, alleged that their brother had died due to the negligence of the departmental officials. When the police arrived several hours after the incident and tried to take the body in their custody, the family members created a ruckus and did not allow the body to be lifted. They said that the officials did not reach the spot even after three hours of the information. SDO Satish Rawat and acting junior engineer Dinesh Kumar, who arrived during this time, also had to face the anger of the crowd. Bhim Army's Gangoh assembly constituency president Tinku Raja, Vikas Kumar, Vishal Kumar, Chandrapal Bokadia, Mukesh Dabre alleged that Sethpal's life was lost due to the JE's mistakes in the maintenance of lines and duty chart. The body will not be allowed to be lifted until action is taken against the SSO and JE and government jobs are not announced to the family members of the deceased. BJP leader Dinesh Chaudhary, who reached the spot, talked to the officials and assured them that their demands would be met and pacified the family members by convincing them.

After this, the police lifted the body from the spot and sent it for legal action. On the other hand, CO Gangoh Munish Chand said that action will be taken on receipt of the complaint. The family of the deceased has been assured of financial help of Rs. 7.5 lakhs and permanent pension for his wife and departmental action against the guilty employees after investigation.