The alleged negligence of a Power line Inspector on Wednesday claimed lives of two youths who were engaged in the task of fixing a problem in a power transformer in the city.
The incident took place near lodhipara locality falling under limits of Pandri police station during morning hours, added police.
Two youths identified as Radheshyam Sahu (23) and Kuleshwar Dheever (22) succumbed to severe electric shock while performing the task of fixing a problem that had surfaced in a lodhipara-based Transformer, police said.
According to the police, preliminary investigation revealed that a line Inspector Bheem Das (50) under inebriated condition allegedly switched on the power supply when the victims were busy with their assigned task leading to the untoward incident.
In the incident, the workers suffered severe burn injuries and were rushed to Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, where they succumbed to severe burn injuries.
Fearing legal action, the accused line Inspector told people gathered at the spot about his mistake following which he was beaten up and handed over to the police, averred police sources.
In this connection, police have registered a case and started investigation on different angles, police said.