Banihal, Feb 8 :
Outraged at the electrocution of a youth, residents of Chanderkote town in
Ramban district staged a protest on Srinagar-Jammu highway.
Liyaqat
Ali, 33, son of Abdul Rehman of Chanderkote died on the spot when a 33 KV power
transmission line fell on him near his house.
As the word about the
incident spread in the area people came out in large numbers and staged a
protest. “The youth died due to the negligence of Power Development Department
(PDD),” locals said. They staged a sit on the highway along with the body from
10 am to 1.00 pm.
The traffic on highway remained suspended for more than
three hours.
Later MLA Ramban Ashok Dogra , police and district
administration rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the protesters. They
assured them that action would be taken against the erring PDD employees.
Later the district administration on the directions of Minister of State
for Power Viqar Rasool suspended a JE Anees-ul-Hassan and lineman
Hemraj.
Ends
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