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Elderly Man Dies After Power Wire Falls; Officials Booked
A 67-year-old man named Hridaya Nand Verma died in Uttar Pradesh.
He was walking outside his home early on Tuesday.
An electricity wire broke and fell on him.
He died at the scene.
His grandson complained to the police.
The complaint said villagers had warned electricity officials many times about the unsafe wire.
Police booked two officials under a serious criminal charge.
The police are investigating what happened, and the body was sent for a postmortem examination.
Hridaya Nand Verma, 67, died after a snapped electricity wire fell on him in Mirzapur village, Ballia.
The incident occurred while Verma was walking outside his home in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police booked Sub-Divisional Officer Hans Raj Yadav and Junior Engineer Manoj Kumar Verma for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The complaint alleged villagers had made more than 200 complaints about the damaged wire over four months.
Police sent the body for postmortem and said the village remained peaceful while the investigation continued.
- Who
- Hridaya Nand Verma, 67, died; police booked electricity officials Hans Raj Yadav and Manoj Kumar Verma.
- What
- An electricity wire snapped and fell on Verma, killing him; a criminal case was registered against two officials.
- Where
- Mirzapur village in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 8.
- Why
- The family alleged negligence after villagers repeatedly complained about the dilapidated wire and it was not replaced.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Hridaya Nand Verma, 67
- Location
- Mirzapur village, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
- Incident
- A snapped electricity wire fell on Verma and killed him
- Booked officials
- Sub-Divisional Officer Hans Raj Yadav and Junior Engineer Manoj Kumar Verma
- Legal charge
- Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Prior complaints
- More than 200 complaints were allegedly made over four months
- Investigation
- Police investigation is underway; the body was sent for postmortem
Sources
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