Minor electrocuted in Umrangso; ‘indifferent’ attitude of APDCL draws flak

 A CORRESPONDENT

HAFLONG: The condition of Joyverin Engleng, who is only three years old, is deteriorating but there has been no positive response from the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL). The electrocuted child is being pushed to the jaws of death.

The tragic incident took place on April 2, 2023. Three-year-old Joyvin Engleng, son of Babul Lyngdoh Engleng and Purnima of 8 Kilo Dharamnagar in Umrangso, unaware of the transformer kept on the ground without proper fence, was electrocuted with many injuries.

As the parents are not in a position to treat their child outside Umrangso, they approached the SDO, APDCL for help but no help from APDCL reached them. The condition of the child has deteriorated and the flesh of both his hands have begun to rot. The helpless condition of the parents compelled many people of Umrangso to come forward who made a fervent appeal to the government and APDCL authority to extend support for better treatment of the child as negligence on the part of APDCL has led the child to suffer.

Many opined that if the transformer installed two years ago had not been left on the ground by the APDCL employees without any maintenance, the child would not have been electrocuted. They held APDCL responsible for the incident and demanded appropriate compensation and also better treatment for the child.

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