Hudkeshwar police have warned the district administration and other government agencies against illegal wiring put up by local cable operators after a mishap claimed two lives at Sarvashree Nagar on Sunday afternoon.
Five-year-old Tejas Bhute was among the victims on the day city saw four deaths due to electrocution at different places. Tejas and another person died when electric current came through a cable meant for carrying TV signals.
Senior inspector Prakash V Bele, in-charge of Hudkeshwar police station, said that he intended to draw the attention of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd and district collector regarding the haphazard manner the cable network is put up by cable operators. Bele had also arrested local cable operator Yogendra Dhole after the incident took place.
"These operators fit their cables on the electrical poles near high voltage wires of MSEDCL. They cannot use the electrical poles for private business purposes. The two cables often come in contact and such mishaps take place repeatedly," said Bele. "The agencies would expectedly pull up the cable operators as per regulations," he said.
Zonal deputy commissioner of police Nishith Mishra said that he had already instructed cops in his jurisdiction to be strict with such violations.
"This is the third incident related to cable operators' negligence. We are taking this issue seriously," he said. In the past, a woman was electrocuted at Ajni due to negligence of cable operator. Ajni cops had booked the cable operator after the incident.
Five-year-old Tejas Bhute was among the victims on the day city saw four deaths due to electrocution at different places. Tejas and another person died when electric current came through a cable meant for carrying TV signals.
Senior inspector Prakash V Bele, in-charge of Hudkeshwar police station, said that he intended to draw the attention of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd and district collector regarding the haphazard manner the cable network is put up by cable operators. Bele had also arrested local cable operator Yogendra Dhole after the incident took place.
"These operators fit their cables on the electrical poles near high voltage wires of MSEDCL. They cannot use the electrical poles for private business purposes. The two cables often come in contact and such mishaps take place repeatedly," said Bele. "The agencies would expectedly pull up the cable operators as per regulations," he said.
Zonal deputy commissioner of police Nishith Mishra said that he had already instructed cops in his jurisdiction to be strict with such violations.
"This is the third incident related to cable operators' negligence. We are taking this issue seriously," he said. In the past, a woman was electrocuted at Ajni due to negligence of cable operator. Ajni cops had booked the cable operator after the incident.
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