A tragic incident has occurred within the premises of the Baliapanda Police Station in Puri, resulting in the death of two youths due to electrocution on Sunday.
Puri: A tragic incident has occurred within the premises of the Baliapanda Police Station in Puri, resulting in the death of two youths due to electrocution on Sunday.
The deceased youths have been identified as Bapi Pradhan of Jali Sahi and Subrat Sahu of Mangala Sahi. They youths reportedly died after coming into contact with a live electric wire while working on TV cable lines on the police station premises this afternoon.
A tense atmosphere prevails at Puri District Headquarters Hospital as the family members alleged that the bodies were shifted to hospital in a PCR van without calling an ambulance or informing them.
Seeking justice, the family members are currently staging a sit-in protest in front of the post-mortem unit at the government hospital.
Upon receiving the news, Puri SP Prateek Singh along with the City DSP, and Inspectors-in-Charge (IICs) from various police stations arrived at the hospital and are trying to bring the situation under control.
The SP stated that the incident is extremely unfortunate; the two youths died on the spot after the cable wires they were working on came into contact with an 11 KV power line. Following which, they were brought to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Meanwhile, two separate cases of unnatural death have been registered at the Baliapanda Police Station in connection with this incident.