West Bengal Promises Rs 2 Lakh and Jobs to Families of 5 Workers Killed in Dinhata Electrocution

Overview

• North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha, the district magistrate and the police chief met the bereaved families and conveyed the state’s compensation and job assurances.
• The March 1 incident occurred at a stone‑cutting site in the Dinhata‑II area when an 11,000‑volt overhead line reportedly contacted metal equipment used during work.
• The deceased were identified as Mukul Barman (Verma), Raju Sen, Mithun Pal (Paul), Suman Roy and Sanjay Barman (Verman), all from the Dinhata subdivision.
• WBSEDCL and Dinhata police opened separate probes, with officers recovering the bodies and sending them for post‑mortem examinations.
• Reports differ on whether all five died at the site or one succumbed later in hospital, and officials reported additional injured workers under treatment with critical conditions noted.