Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD)

Udupi, Dec 23: A Mescom lineman, Umesh (29) from Gokak Taluk, Belgaum, tragically lost his life after coming into contact with a live wire while working on a transformer repair within the jurisdiction of Hiriyadka police station.

According to the complaint filed by Mantesh Shivlingappa Angadi, the father of Umesh, Umesh had been employed as a junior lineman in the Mescom department at Hiriyadka, Udupi district, for the past eight years. The unfortunate incident occurred during maintenance work on an electrical transformer near Kairali, Guddeyangadi, Hiriyadka.

On December 22, in response to a public complaint about an electricity problem, Umesh and Ramesh had gone near Guddeyangadi in Bommarabettu village - Kairali Nagabana at 2:00 pm. While Ramesh successfully repaired the transformer by climbing it, tragedy struck when Umesh ascended the transformer to insert a fuse. Accidentally, the live electricity from the line entered his right hand, causing him to fall upside down and rendering him unable to speak. He was quickly transported to Manipal KMC Hospital in an auto-rickshaw, but unfortunately, the doctors pronounced him dead on the way. Umesh had inadvertently touched a power line, leading to his electrocution.

A case has been registered at Hiriadka police station.