A 17-year-old boy died of electrocution on Wednesday night time whereas strolling via a waterlogged avenue in Thiruvottiyur, a northern suburb in Chennai, triggering protests from native residents who accused the electrical energy division of negligence.
The sufferer, recognized as Nafael, a Class 12 pupil residing on Thangal Birbayilwan Dharga Road, was returning dwelling after tuition when he stepped into stagnant rainwater close to the Thangal Peer Pailwan Dargah and collapsed. In response to eyewitnesses, locals used wood logs and plastic pipes to maneuver him out of the water. The boy was then taken to Stanley Authorities Hospital, the place docs declared him lifeless.
Nafael’s father, Altaf Hussain, mentioned it was not an accident however a “sheer negligence and dereliction of obligation.”
Following the boy’s dying, a big crowd gathered on the website and blocked the street for over two hours, demanding motion towards the officers accountable.
Heavy rain had inundated the realm earlier that night, submerging roads. The residents alleged that the tragedy might have been averted if the authorities had acted on repeated complaints filed over the previous 10 days. The road, they mentioned, had been dug up lately for concrete laying, throughout which an underground energy cable was broken.
Residents advised The Indian Categorical that the electrical energy division was alerted about it “a number of occasions” about 10 days in the past, and that even “some residents reported electrical shocks whereas strolling within the space.”