Police have filed a report of unnatural death (representative)
Kota (Rajasthan):
A 35-year-old woman and two children, including her eight-year-old son and 15-year-old nephew, were electrocuted in Bundi district on Monday, a police official said. Another man from the family was injured in the incident.
They had come into contact with a high-tension line running across the roof of their house in Ramnagar village, under Bundi Sadar police station in Bundi district.
Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota MP Om Birla expressed grief over the incident and offered condolences to the family. Birla also spoke to the family over the phone and directed officials to conduct a fair investigation into the matter and provide adequate compensation to the family of the deceased.
The incident took place in the morning when the woman, identified as Karmabai Kanjar (35), was sweeping the floor of the roof and came into contact with a high tension line running over the house, DSP Bundi City Amar Singh said.
The woman's son, identified as Kartik, and nephew Akshya (15) tried to rescue the woman but they too were electrocuted on the spot, he said. Meanwhile, the woman's brother Pawan also climbed on the roof to rescue them but he too received electric shock and was injured, the DSP said.
The family members accused officials of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) of negligence and demanded compensation and a criminal case against the officials, the DSP said.
Police have filed a case of unnatural death under the relevant section of the BNS Act, Circle Inspector Bhagwan Sahay Meena said. Power department officials were called to the spot and were directed to shift the high tension line across the houses in the village, he added.
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