Common Mazdoor Lazrus Kerketta Dies After Fall from Electrical Pole, Lineman and Junior Engineer Booked

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 16 April 2025

Lazrus Kerketta, a daily mazdoor with the Electricity Department, died after falling from an electrical pole on Tuesday night. The incident occurred round 4:25 PM when he was climbing the electrical pole reverse Manglutan Electricity Site Office, with none security gear.

According to eyewitnesses, electrical energy workers had positioned a ladder in opposition to the pole, and 55-Year-Old Lazrus was ascending it when he abruptly fell. He suffered extreme head accidents and was rushed to PHC Manglutan by bystanders, together with the complainant. Due to the seriousness of his situation, he was referred to G.B. Pant Hospital, the place he succumbed throughout therapy.

At the time of the incident, Lineman Ibrahim was current, however it’s alleged that he allowed Lazrus to climb with out the required security tools. Junior Engineer Rajan was reportedly absent from the positioning and didn’t supervise the operation.

Further, members of the family and several other electrical energy division workers (on situation of anonymity) have acknowledged that it isn’t inside the scope of responsibility for normal mazdoors to climb electrical energy poles for restore or upkeep work. That accountability lies with the lineman. However, as an alternative of climbing the pole himself, the lineman allegedly instructed Lazrus to take action.

Based on the grievance, the police have registered an FIR below Sections 106(1) and three(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, holding each the lineman and the junior engineer chargeable for negligence resulting in dying.