Gurugram, Jan 21 (PTI) A 42-year-old lineman who had climbed onto a transformer to repair a power line died of electrocution in the Sikanderpur Badha village on Tuesday, police here said.
Tejpal, a resident of Mirzapur village near Pataudi, was employed by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.
His family alleged that the accident occurred due to negligence of the power department. A case has been registered against the department on the complaint of Tejpal’s father at Kherki Daula police station.
The police said Tejpal was repairing a power line and had climbed on top of a transformer.
He had been on the transformer for barely two minutes when someone switched on the power, electrocuting the lineman, police sources said.
A senior police officer said an FIR alleging negligence had been registered against the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and a probe was underway. PTI COR SZM SZM
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