Bantwal: Snapped Wire Causes Boy's Death - Locals Allege Mescom Negligence
Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal
Bantwal, Oct 29: A young boy was electrocuted by a high tension wire at Kolnad Vittal here on Monday October 29. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Jazeel (11), son of Hameed and Shameera, residents of Parthipady.
Jazeel was returning home after watching the JCB machine work that was going on a little distance away from his house, when he accidentally stamped on a snapped high tension wire that was lying on the ground.
It is learnt that the boy died on the spot. One of his relatives rushed to the spot on hearing him scream, and took him to the hospital where he was pronounced brought dead.
Jazeel was a student of Yettukallu Govt Higher Primary School.
The locals alleged that the negligence of the Mescom officials had led to his death, as the wire was cut off early morning and no officials turned up to clear it. As the news spread, a large crowd gathered from the neighbouring areas and protested.
The locals demanded a visit by the Mescom junior engineer Satish Sapalya to the spot, and when he arrived, had a heated argument with him and lineman Naveen D’Souza who rushed to the spot.
The officials claimed that they were not aware of the wire lying on the ground, as they did not receive any complaint. However, the people were not convinced.
The locals demanded appropriate compensation from Mescom. The deceased boy’s father has filed a complaint with the Vittal police that the death of his son was due to the negligence of Mescom as the wires were not changed for a long time and had hence snapped.
A case has been booked against Salethoor Mescom junior engineer and the lineman.
Vittal assitant executive engineer Yashwanth visited the spot and promised to compensate the family for their loss.
Abdul Hameed and Shameera have three children, of whom Jazeel was the second.