Hyderabad: Negligence of the electricity department claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman in Shamshabad on Tuesday morning.
Patlavath Lakshmi came into contact with a live wire from an electric pole and suffered an electric shock. A case of death due to negligence has been registered against the electricity department, said Shamsshabad SI Mohammed Ahmed Pasha, who is investigating the case.
Lakshmi from Enugulamadugu tanda in Siddapur village in Rangareddy district was visiting her younger daughter Sunitha in Madanpally with her husband and older daughter Neela.
On Tuesday morning, she was cleaning vessels in an open area near an electric pole. She did not notice the loose wire hanging from the pole and accidentally touched it. She died on the spot.
Her family has rightly alleged negligence on the part of the electricity department.
“A case has been registered against the officials of the electricity department for letting the stay wire hang loose. We will serve notices to them and proceed as per the evidence,” said SI Pasha.
