Mungeli: A devastating freak mishap occurred in Mungeli, Chhattisgarh, ahead of the Diwali festival, resulting in the tragic loss of three lives due to electric shock in the Sargaon area of the Bilaspur division.
On the day of the incident, four persons, including 20-year-old Shiva Pandey, an electrician, were setting up decorative lights near a petrol pump on Patharia Road. Shiva had taken on the contract to install fringe lights for the Diwali festivities and brought along three minors under the pretext of providing them with work and a source of income.
While working, the group was using an iron ladder to install chandelier lights when the ladder accidentally came into contact with an overhead high-tension wire. This contact caused a severe electric shock, affecting all four. Eyewitnesses reported that the situation escalated quickly, with the current spreading and causing serious burns to the workers. Tragically, three of them died on the spot due to the shock.
The deceased have been identified as Priyanshu Yadav and Arjun Yadav, both aged 15, and 20-year-old Ram Sahu, all residents of Mungeli. A pall of gloom descended on the areas following the deaths ahead of the festival.
Immediately, the victims were rushed to the community hospital in Sargaon for emergency treatment. Medical personnel worked quickly to assess their condition, but three of them were declared brought dead. The injured, Shiva Pandey, was in critical condition and has been referred to the Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences in Bilaspur for better treatment.
Later, the Mungeli police confirmed the incident and are conducting a probe into the circumstances surrounding it.
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