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Worker Dies, Mason Injured After Bamboo Hits High-Tension Line in Delhi’s Kapashera

Police cite a bamboo pole contacting an overhead power line as the cause, with investigators examining possible safety lapses.

Overview

  • Police received the call around 2:30 pm on Thursday from a multi-storey construction site in Kapashera, southwest Delhi.
  • Rajkumar, also known as Ramchandra, 45, was declared dead at the hospital, and Jhulan, 32, a mason from Bihar, remains under treatment.
  • A preliminary inquiry found the men were passing a bamboo pole between floors when it touched an overhead high-voltage line, delivering a powerful shock.
  • A crime team inspected the site and collected evidence, and the body was sent to a government mortuary for a post-mortem scheduled for Friday.
  • Police said a case under relevant sections of law is being registered at Kapashera police station, and the investigation is ongoing.