The death of a 23-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, after they were electrocuted owing to a live wire on the footpath at Hope Farm, has yet again raised concerns about the safety of pedestrians in the city.
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom), in a release, said, “Taking serious note of the non-departmental fatal electrical accident that occurred on Sunday morning at Kadugodi sub-division in which a mother and daughter died at spot, Bescom has suspended five of its officials for dereliction of duties on prima-facie inquiry and issued showcause notices to two senior officers.”
The victims came in contact with a live 11kV wire fallen on the footpath of Hope Farm signal and got electrocuted on Sunday morning around 5.30 a.m., the release said.
