4 asst. linemen booked after electrician’s death on Sohna power pole

Four assistant linemen (ALMs) at Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) office in Sohna were booked for the “unnatural death” of a 31-year-old private electrician, who had climbed an electricity pole to repair power supplies in Silani village late Friday, police said.

The deceased, identified as Harpal, was allegedly lured by the officials to fix power supplies in exchange of money and a government job. Harpal was electrocuted in the process and collapsed on the ground, according to officials privy to the matter.