Woman who got burn injuries due to electrocution on October 27 died during treatment at Monday; woman was injured of low hanging high tension power supply lines while she was at her home in Ratan Colony of Karond.
The deceased identified as Kiran Jatav (40) came in contact with the high tension line passing above the roof of the house. She was burnt up to 50%. She died on Monday morning during treatment.
A similar accident had happened at the same place 23 days ago. Due to which angry people had created a ruckus. After the death of the woman, the family has accused the electricity company of negligence.
The deceased's son Manjeet Jatav told that the bathroom is built on the roof of the house. On the day of the accident, his mother washed clothes there and was hanging them on the wall to dry during which she came in contact of high tension power supply line. The line is passing very close to the roof. Immediately after the incident, the mother was first taken to Sai Hospital and then to Hamidia Hospital where the mother died during treatment.
After the accident, a huge crowd had gathered at the spot.
Kiran's husband Kailash Jatav runs a vegetable cart. While Kiran used to work as an attendant in a private hospital. At the time of the accident, both of Kiran's sons were present, who were terrified by the accident.
Before this, a big accident has also happened on 12 October. Makhan Sahu (35), Vipin Jatav (17), Dinesh Birja (21) and Rohan Jatav (21) were burnt after coming in contact with the high tension line. Religious programs were going on till late night in the Durga pandal due to Navami. During this time, the wire of the mic got damaged. To repair it, a young man climbed up through a pipe. A high tension power supply line was passing over the pandal. The young man came in contact with it and got electrocuted. After this, 3 other youths also came in contact. Most of the body including the hands, feet and mouth of the youths were burnt.
The high tension line passed through the roof of the house. The high tension line passes through the roof of the house.
Vinod Jauhare, Bajrang Dal's District Gaushala Sampark Pramukh, who lives in Ratan Colony, told that the high tension line in this area is just a few meters from the ground. The 11KV line is also passing above the houses. Due to this, accidents have happened earlier also. We have been demanding the removal of the high tension line for a long time.
