Two women of a family died of electrocution and another suffered injuries after they allegedly came in contact with a power cable in the fields near Raj Nagar Extension on Tuesday morning, police said.
“The three women had gone to the fields and were plucking radish when they came in contact with a snapped electricity wire that fell from a pole. “Ghaziabad development authority’s (GDA’s ) contractor is constructing a road near the incident site. The cable was repaired upon information of the incident and the electricity line is already proposed for shifting,” the officer added. “The road project is already complete, and black topping has also been done. We will get the issue checked with our local officers and revert,” Mishra added.
Satyawati Singh (50), her daughter-in-law Ruby Singh (20), and daughter Devshri Singh (18) had gone to the fields for farming near Migson high-rise and were collecting vegetables when the incident happened around 6am, according to police. Their family then took them to the hospital, where Satyawati and Ruby were declared dead and the 18-year-old is currently undergoing treatment,” Ziauddin Ahmad, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of Nandgram Circle, said. Rinku said that within the next 30 minutes of the incident, officials from the electricity department arrived and got the snapped cable rectified.
The LT wire got snapped due to a dumper truck Monday night, locals told us.
He said the family will file a complaint after the autopsy is done. The ACP also confirmed that the electricity department officials arrived after the incident and “got the snapped cable repaired”. Brijesh Kumar, chief engineer (zone III) of the PVVNL, said, “I have sought a detailed report into the incident.
