India News | Lineman Electrocuted in Ghaziabad
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A lineman was electrocuted in a village here while repairing a fault in an 11,000 kilowatt power cable, police said on Saturday.
Ghaziabad, Feb 19 (PTI) A lineman was electrocuted in a village here while repairing a fault in an 11,000 kilowatt power cable, police said on Saturday.
Lineman Salim (40) of Kherajpur village was charred to death on a pole in Manduli village of Muradnagar on Thursday evening, Superintendent of Police (rural) Iraj Raja said.
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Family members of the victim later blocked traffic on the Eastern Peripheral highway, demanding strict action against those responsible for switching on the line during a shutdown.
The blockade was lifted after police assured strict action against those responsible and a declaration of ex gratia payment of Rs 11 lakh to the kin of the deceased, SP Raja said.
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