Sunday, August 28, 2011

2 suicides and one death by electrocution

CAUSING DEATH BY NEGLIGENCE CHARGES BROUGHT UP AGAINST IPCA LABGANGTOK, 26 Aug: Two suicides and one death by electrocution were reported from around the State yesterday.
In the first incident, a 19-year-old boy studying at Upper Yangyang School in South Sikkim committed suicide by hanging. According to his father, on 24 August, his son returned from school, had dinner with the family and then went to sleep in the kitchen. The next day, when his elder brother went to collect fodder from the forest above the house, he discovered that his brother had committed suicide by hanging from a tree.
In another incident, a 45-year-old resident of Lower Martam, West Sikkim, was found hanging inside the bedroom by his son on 25 August. There was no one at home throughout the day. When the son returned home at around 4 p.m. he found the deceased hanging inside the bedroom.
Meanwhile, a case under section 304 ‘A’ [causing death by negligence] was registered against the management of IPCA Laboratories Ltd situated at Bhasi Khola in the Jorethang Police Station on 25 August.
According to police reports, Bhola Basnett [25], son of Kharga Bahadur Basnett, a resident of Sadam Suntaley in South Sikkim was working as a regular employee under IPCA Laboratories Ltd. in the post of a Technician for the past four months. On 25 August, at around 20 minutes past midnight, he was maintaining electricity with the help of earthing stick on 11,000 UV electric pole stationed at IPCA complex when he was electrocuted and evacuated to Namchi District Hospital by authorities but was declared brought dead by the Medical Officer on duty. The case is under investigation.

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