Families claim bodies
Source: The Sangai Express
Noney, May 09 2019:
The family members of the two, who were electrocuted yesterday at Longmai Part -III, have claimed the bodies from the Longmai (Noney) PHC and performed last rites today.
The bodies of R Jiandaipou (38), s/o R Lungjin and Thanchuingam Gonmei (18), s/o Lt Mutangai and Kaojuanliu of upper Tengkonjang Leikai, Longmai Part-III, were claimed after the family members, and village head reached an agreement with authority concerned of MSPDCL and MLA Samuel Jendai late night yesterday.
They were electrocuted when the HT line they were repairing suddenly came live at Tengkonjang Leikai yesterday at around 3 pm.
The families and the villagers held funeral services and laid the two to rest at Longmai-III, Baptist Church cemetery.
On the sideline of the funeral service, local leaders said that the 33Kb Power Sub-Station and 11Kb Power Sub-Station have no regular senior staff.
They also urged the authority concerned to take precautionary and corrective measures in the areas concerned to avoid similar incident in future.