Linesman electrocuted in Panchkula

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 12

A linesman died while another was seriously injured after they suffered an electric shock while repairing a fault at Devi Nagar in Sector 3 here.

The victim, identified as Desraj, was engaged by a contractor, Jitender, on behalf of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN). He died on the spot. The other linesman, Devender Sharma, was taken to the PGI where his condiotion continues to be serious, said Umed Singh, ACP, Panchkula. The ACP said, “We have not filed an FIR in the matter as yet. The statement of the victim’s father has also absolved anyone of any crime. The statement of the second victim, who is still at the PGI, is yet to be recorded.”

The victim’s post-mortem was conducted today and the body was released to his family. On April 6 this year, an assistant linesman of the UHBVN was killed after receiving an electric shock while repairing a fault at Barwala.