Three employees deployed at an under-construction site had been electrocuted to loss of life on Friday after an iron cable they had been utilizing to hold their paint trolley met a reside wire, police mentioned.
Police mentioned that the incident occurred at an under-construction group housing challenge in Siddharth Vihar the place the employees had been deployed on the highest flooring which is about 23-24 storeys.
Nimish Patil, ACP (city1), mentioned, “Throughout the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that whereas pulling up a paint trolley suspended by an iron cable, the victims inadvertently related with one other reside electrical energy cable working by way of completely different flooring. Regardless of the disconnection of energy for ongoing work, this contact led to electrocution on the highest flooring.”
The deceased employees had been recognized as Izral SK (33), Gokul (48), and Shubhankar (25), hailing from Murshidabad, West Bengal, police mentioned.
ACP Patil added, “After the incident, the opposite employees and employees rushed the three men to a close by hospital in Vijay Nagar, nonetheless, they had been declared purchased lifeless. We’ve notified the households of the deceased. Upon their arrival, applicable authorized measures will probably be taken in the event that they file complaints. The our bodies have been despatched for autopsies.”
Police mentioned that after they obtain an official grievance, they’ll focus their investigation on the supply of the reside electrical energy that triggered the electrocution and whether or not the employees had been supplied with essential security tools throughout their task on the site.