Boy dies, 4
family members injured
Tahir Mushtaq
RAMBAN, Feb 16:
Due to the carelessness attitude of Power Development Department (PDD) towards
their profession a boy lost his life whereas other four members of his family
received burn injuries, early this morning.
According to
locals at around 6:30 in the morning the voltage of electric supply suddenly
increased to 440 volts in village Brahrgadi of Makerkote area tehsil Banihal
district Ramban.
They further
said that the deceased boy was trying to remove the fuse when he caught
electric shot, the family members shifted him to Sub District Hospital (SDH)
Banihal, where doctors declared him brought dead, while his four family members
in effort to save his life received injuries.
The deceased has
been identified as Reyaz Ahmed student 10th class son of Ghulam Mohammad
resident of Brahrgadi. Whereas four other family members who injured in the
incident identified as Nasama Begim wife of Abdul Qayoom , Gulzara Begun wife
of Abdul Rahid and Farooq Ahmed son of Abdul Rashid. All the injured were
admitted in SDH Banihal.
Meanwhile after
the incident, around 4000 people of the area took to streets and blocked the
Srinagar-Jammu National Highway for several hours at Magarkote in protest against
the Power Development Department.
Locals alleged
that this is not the first incident but it is now become a routine in their
area and the administration is not taking any concern step in this regard.
Locals further
alleged that after the completion around three hours of incident no one from
the administration has come to assess the situation.
They said that
we are feeling unsafe in our homes as the LT wires and electric poles are also
not maintained by Power Development Department and they demanded that whosoever
found guilty in this incident shall be punished.
After the
intervention of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ramban Bashir Ahmed Dar
and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Randeep Kumar the protest ended.
DDC Ramban
assured that the administration will provide the compensation under rules to the
family of the deceased person and injured persons. He directed the PDD to
initiate a legal enquiry in this regard.
Whereas
Executive Engineer PDD Ramban Habib Choudhary assured that the department will
submit the enquiry report within 10 days.
In this regard a
FIR has been logged under FIR No. 28/2016 u/s 314A, 337 RPC against PDD
Official at Police Station Ramban.
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