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‘Used the gate as stairs to install smart meters’: Minor boy dies due to PDD negligence

By News Desk

April 08, 2023

A Minor was killed after an iron gate of a house fell at him due to alleged negligence of PDD employees in Khaja Bagh Baramulla area of North Kashmir.

As per reports reaching, said that a Minor who was in Courtyard of his house suddenly came under the iron gate which was put off for repair purposes by another house owner.

Reports allegedly said that the PDD employees who were installing some meters in the area took the same gate as stairs or support to install the Meters, however after losing the balance the gate felt at the minor. They said

soon after this the family members & locals took the minor to the nearby hospital where he succumbed on the way to the hospital. reports added.

Meanwhile when Contacted the AEE Projects PDD Baramulla, he said none of their employees were present there for any work. Similarly Other PDD Officials also denied for their men power being present there.

Moreover Official sources told that police are ascertaining more facts in this regard.KNS