Electrified fence kills 15 in Uttarakhand, 7 hurt

An injured being airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh, in Chamoli district, on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

Fifteen people were electrocuted and seven injured on Wednesday at a sewage treatment plant of the Namami Gange project on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, police said.

Superintendent of Police (Chamoli) Pramendra Dobhal said the police went to the spot to prepare a report on the electrocution late on Tuesday of a person working on the project site.

Around 11.30 am, a surge of electricity passed through a metal railing installed on the plant premises, killing 15 and injuring seven. It is still being ascertained how it happened, he added.

Dobhal said a police sub-inspector and three home guard personnel were among the dead.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a magisterial inquiry and a compensation of R5 lakh each to the kin of the victims and R1 lakh each to the injured.

District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana has appointed Additional District Magistrate Dr Abhishek Tripathi as the inquiry officer and directed him to file a detailed investigation report within a week.

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