Gurgaon: A 32-year-old man died on coming in contact with a broken high-tension power line lying on the road in Bajghera village Thursday night.Mauji, a native of Ramkot in UP’s Sitapur, worked as a labourer. According to police, it was raining and dark at the time, and he did not spot the wire.Nearby residents rushed to the spot on hearing his screams and took him to a nearby hospital. However, Mauji had died by then. His body was handed over to his family after a postmortem Friday.Mauji’s family went to the police, alleging negligence on the part of the electricity department.A police officer said, “We are verifying how the power line came to be lying on the road and whether there was any lapse in maintenance.”Cops said appropriate action would be taken if negligence was established.
