An employee of the state electricity outsourcing was electrocuted while carrying out repair work on an electric pole in Jaridih market area in Bokaro at around 10 AM on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Sunil Thakur of Chalkari Basti village area. According to reports, the incident took place when Sunil was trying to repair a potentially dangerous 11,000-volt electricity line in the area.
The locals, expressing rage have condemned the incident and said that a man reached the top and started repairing the lines and suddenly got in contact with a live wire.
"This is nothing but the carelessness of the department as despite shouting for help, they could not save him,” said a local. Bermo Circle Office Manoj Kumar has reached the spot and started an investigation.
In another incident a minor was killed by lightning at Nawadih block in Bokaro. According to police sources, 14-year-old Mahesh Ganju died on the spot, when the tree near which he had sought shelter in the rain was hit by a lightning.
According to officials reports, Mahesh was resident of nearby village Sarubera coming back home after bathing from village pond in the afternoon on Thursday.
Meanwhile, rain started and he took shelter under mango tree and came under the lightning struck.
He was died on the spot and one got burnt in the incident . Police handed over the body to his family member after postmortem, sending shockwaves among the villagers of Darubera village.
