Man Dies as Pole Falls on Scooter; Protest Held

• Sunil Balyan killed in Muzaffarnagar by falling electric pole during power line repairs.
• Locals protested negligence; BKU, led by Tikait, joined, demanding accountability.
• UP Power Corp offered victim's family ₹5 lakh compensation from dept & contractor.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 10 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was killed after an electric pole fell on him while he was riding his scooter during repair work on a power line, officials said on Monday

The deceased

has been identified as Sunil Balyan.The incident occurred in the Adarsh Colony area on Saturday evening allegedly due to the negligence of the electricity department during maintenance work on a supply line, they said.

Circle Officer Rajkumar Saini said police reached the spot soon after receiving information and sent the body for postmortem.

Following the incident, locals staged a protest demanding strict action against officials of the electricity department. Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), led by its national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, also sat on a dharna at the site.

The protest was called off late on Sunday night after officials of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each from the department and the contractor to the victim's family, police said. PTI COR KIS

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