Electrocution

The managing director of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL) has been charged under IPC Section 304A causing death via ignorance on September 27. Balam, a daily wage laborer was electrocuted after unknowingly touching a low-hanging live wire on July 15, 2020 in Dehradun. His wife asserted that her husband died due to authorities' failure to fix dangling wires in the market. 

Heavy downpour has hit India’s financial capital Mumbai leaving 30 dead owing to landslides, building collapse, and electrocution. IMD has issued a red alert with a warning of heavy rains in the next 24 hours. Reportedly, several places are inundated with transport services facing difficulties. Besides, the intensity of rain has increased over the past years resulting in deaths, roads being flooded, and causing major traffic disturbances.

The Chennai Metropolitan Corporation suspended two officials on September 15, after a woman died of electrocution. Alima, a 35-year-old woman died after she stepped on a live wire lying on the road, near her house. However, the residents claim that they had already complained, yet no actions were taken. "The actual reason of death can be ascertained only after the post-mortem report," said the Assistant Commissioner of Police Prakash Kumar.… read-more