Electrocution death in Chennai: SHRC seeks report

The State Human Rights Commission has called for a detailed report from Tangedco within four weeks

Published - December 03, 2019 04:55 pm IST - CHENNAI

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report on the death of a woman after a live wire fell on her and two others in Chennai recently.

SHRC member D. Jayachandran has called for a detailed report from the Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) within four weeks.

According to the media report, a woman was electrocuted and two others were severely injured when a live electric cable fell on them while on their way to a school near Red Hills last month.

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