2 power dept employees suspended in wire falling on bus case

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Press Trust of India Dholpur
Last Updated : Jul 04 2015 | 9:22 PM IST
Two power department employees were today suspended for allegedly being negligent on duty while an Assistant Engineer was put on "awaiting posting order" due to which 12 students and a pregnant woman were injured when 11,000 kw wire fell on a school bus at Baseri.
Junior Engineer (JEN) Hariom Sharma and Lineman Naresh Kumar posted at Baseri were suspended for being negligent on duty in the incident of high tension wire falling on a school bus leaving 12 students and one pregnant woman injured, a district official said.
Assistant Engineer (AEN) K L Badotiya was put on awaiting posting orders, he added.
An FIR was lodged against the driver of the bus who fled the spot after the mishap, the police said, adding that the case was registered by one Narendra Singh Parmar of Bhagwan-Singhpura village.
Police has been deployed to search the driver, whose name not yet known, the police said.
A probe committee was set up to investigate the case and had been asked to file the report within ten days.
Meanwhile, the condition of all the injured admitted to various hospitals were said to be out of danger, the official said.
Twelve students and a pregnant woman were injured yesterday when the bus they were boarding came in contact with a 11,000 kw high tension wire at Bhagwanpura village in Dholpur district.
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First Published: Jul 04 2015 | 9:22 PM IST

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