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Buxar : A police personnel posted in Jharkhand died due to electrocution at village Pandey Patti under Buxar Muffasil police station on July 9, 2019, after he came in contact with a live electric wire during morning walk in his field. The deceased was identified as Devendra Tiwari, 40, son of Paras Nath Tiwari of village Pandey Patti in Buxar district. Police brought the body over to Buxar Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.
SHO, Buxar Muffasil police station, said that Devendra Tiwari was appointed in Jharkhand police in 2008 and was posted as security guard at the office of SP, Kodarma. He had come to his native village on leave. The SHO said Devendra Tiwari was on morning walk his field. When he was returning, he came in contact with a live electric wire and died to electrocution.
The locals held the officials of the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL) responsible for the death of Devendra Tiwari saying that four days back they had informed them that live electric wire hanging over head was passing through Pandey Patti village but they did not respond to the complaint.