According to police, the incident took place at around 12.30 pm when Ujjwala Laxman Wagh (19) and Shubhangi Subhash Balkhande (17) were returning home from college amid heavy rainfall. While crossing the flooded stretch beneath the L.P. flyover, the two students came into contact with water that had become electrically charged and collapsed after suffering severe electric shocks.
Navi Mumbai: Nerul Police have registered a criminal case against Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Executive Engineer Pravin Gade in connection with the electrocution of two college students who sustained severe electric shocks from an electrified, waterlogged stretch beneath the L.P. flyover in Nerul during heavy rains on June 30. The FIR comes shortly after NMMC Commissioner Dr. Kailas Shinde suspended the officer over alleged negligence.
Case registered under BNS sections after civic body inquiry
The case has been registered under Sections 125(a) and 152(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after a preliminary inquiry by the civic body found prima facie evidence of negligence in duty, lack of supervision, and failure to monitor maintenance work.
According to police, the incident took place at around 12.30 pm when Ujjwala Laxman Wagh (19) and Shubhangi Subhash Balkhande (17) were returning home from college amid heavy rainfall. While crossing the flooded stretch beneath the L.P. flyover, the two students came into contact with water that had become electrically charged and collapsed after suffering severe electric shocks.
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