Overview
- A TGSPDCL contract lineman working near the Kummarwadi Hanuman Temple suffered a massive electric shock after contacting a live high‑tension wire and fell unconscious.
- Tappachabutra Constable B. Suresh, who was patrolling nearby, rushed to the scene and began continuous chest compressions when the worker was not breathing.
- The CPR restored the worker’s pulse and temporary breathing on site, after which Suresh and local residents moved him to a hospital in an emergency vehicle.
- Doctors treating the patient reported he is stable and credited the prompt CPR within the critical early period with preventing a fatal outcome, and the Tappachabutra inspector publicly commended Suresh.
- The case highlights the acute risks faced by linemen working on live lines and underscores how immediate bystander or first‑responder CPR can save lives and may increase calls for wider CPR training and attention to contractor safety.