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| Another PDD lineman electrocuted, dies; 3rd casualty in a week | | | 
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Apr 13: Yet another 28-year-old PDD casual labourer was electrocuted to death while repairing an electric line in Kashmir on Wednesday. According to the details available with Early Times a casual labourer-- Shabir Ahmad Khan, 28, son of Mohammad Iqbal Khan of Check Ishardas Mattan got electrocuted while repairing electric line at at Wantrag Kehribal.
He was rushed to Public Health Centre (PHC) Mattan where doctors declared him brought dead.
A police official confirmed to Early times the death of the casual labourer . “Police have taken the cognizance and further proceedings are underway,” the official added.
It’s in place to mention here that Khan is the third PDD casual labourer who has died in Kashmir while repairing an electric line during the past one week. Prior to him one lineman died in North Kashmir’s Bandipora area and another was electrocuted to death in Pattan area.
An observer while talking to Early Times said, “It’s unfortunate that despite three linemen losing their lives within a past one week the PDD has not shown any concern towards these poor victims.”
He claimed that these deaths are taking place allegedly due to the negligence on the part of the officials sitting at the grid stations who switch on the power without checking whether anyone is working in the field or not.
Despite these casual laborers putting their lives at stake to keep the homes of people illuminated the Power Department has failed to devise any proper scheme for them. If any of these poor souls die while repairing the line their families are not provided any compensation. The ones who got crippled after getting electrocuted too are not also provided any compensation. |
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