A father-son duo died after accidentally coming in touch with a livewire dangling from a transformer in North-East Delhi’s Harsh Vihar area on Sunday afternoon.
The transformer belongs to BSES. Prakash Rana accidentally touched the fencing and was stuck to the wire. In an attempt to save his son, Kamal Singh Rana too got stuck to the livewire. locals informed police and rushed them to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival. Residents claimed that despite complaints to BYPl about the transformer, no action had been taken.
In a statement issued by BYPl, they claimed the incident unfortunate confirming that a father-son duo had been electrocuted in Pratap Vihar (near Saboli in Nand Nagri), East Delhi. According to preliminary investigations undertaken by the company, a moving truck had hit a BYPl substation, snapping the overhead electricity (OHE) cables. A live cable fell on the fencing of the substation. Around the same time, a boy touched the fencing and was electrocuted. His father tried to save him and in the process, he too was electrocuted. BYPl is lodging a complaint with police for a proper investigation into the case.