Lineman electrocuted, another injured

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : Sep 04 2013 | 2:05 PM IST
A lineman was electrocuted in Govindnagar area when he was repairing a transformer here following which irate mob burnt a vehicle of the junior engineer, police said today.
The incident occurred last evening when three linemen went to Nizam area of Govindnagar to repair a fault in the transformer. Chotulal (50) was electrocuted after electricity supply was suddenly restored in the area, said police.
Jitendra was injured in the incident. He has been admitted to medical college where his condition is stable, they added.
The irate mob went to the office of Junior Engineer, S K Sharma and clashed with him. They later burnt his scooter parked in the vicinity. The situation was controlled after senior police officers reached the spot.

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First Published: Sep 04 2013 | 2:05 PM IST

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