Uttarakhand: Three Arrested for Chamoli Electrocution Incident – News18
Published By: Pritha Mallick
Last Updated: July 22, 2023, 21:27 IST
Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India
The incident reportedly took place at Namami Gange Project site in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. (News18)
On Wednesday, 16 people were killed and 11 others were injured due to electrocution at the STP located on the banks of Alaknanda river
Police on Saturday arrested three persons in connection with the electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
Chamoli Superintendent of Police Pramendra Dobal told a press conference here that engineer Hardevlal Arya, Mahendra Singh, lineman of the electricity department and Pawan Chamola, the local supervisor of the company operating the STP, have been arrested for gross negligence in the operation of electrical equipment at the plant.
On Wednesday, 16 people were killed and 11 others were injured due to electrocution at the STP located on the banks of Alaknanda river.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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