Lucknow: A 46-year-old contractual electricity worker died of electrocution during maintenance on an 11-KV power line in Mohanlalganj area after electricity was allegedly restored despite an authorised shutdown, leading police to book four power department officials for negligence.
Based on the complaint, Mohanlalganj police registered an FIR under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, relating to causing death by negligence.
Police said the incident site is about a kilometre from the Mohanlalganj police station. The FIR names a junior engineer, sub-divisional officer, executive engineer and a sub-station officer by designation. Investigators are checking shutdown procedures, authorisation for restoration and safety compliance.
Gyanwati, Rajesh and other workers were repairing an 11-KV line near a veterinary hospital on the Lucknow–Rae Bareli highway around 4 pm, according to a complaint filed by his wife. The victim, identified as Rajesh , a resident of Bhavakheda village, was employed as an unskilled contractual worker with the electricity department.