PASIGHAT, SEP 8:
A 57-year-old Power Department employee posted under the Mebo Power Sub-Station died after suffering an electric shock while repairing a power-supply fault at New Borguli in East Siang district on Sunday night.
The deceased, identified as Baramdeo Pandit, was attending to a fault in a gang insulator supplying electricity to Seram, Kongkul, Namsing, Gadum, Mer and other villages in the Monggu Banggo area of Mebo subdivision.
According to Mebo Power Sub-Station Junior Engineer Ajoy Pertin, the incident occurred at around 9:18 pm. Pandit reportedly suffered an electric shock and fell from the electricity pole, sustaining burn and head injuries.
He was immediately rushed to Bakin Pertin General Hospital in Pasighat, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
A native of Majilispur village under Allipur Hatta Post Office in Bihar’s Vaishali district, Pandit joined the Power Department as a casual electrician in June 1988 and had been posted at New Borguli since 1991. He was promoted to Work-Charged (WC) electrician in November 2023 and had rendered more than 38 years of service, Pertin said.
Following post-mortem examination and completion of necessary formalities, Pandit’s mortal remains were sent to his native village in Bihar on Monday afternoon and reached his family on Tuesday evening.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters.
Remembering Pandit’s long service, Pertin said he played a pivotal role in maintaining uninterrupted power supply across the Monggu Banggo areas under Mebo subdivision.
“He was punctual, dutiful, sincere and a genuinely noble human being. His untimely demise is an immense and irreparable loss to the Monggu Banggo area in particular and to the department as a whole,” Pertin said.
Mebo MLA Oken Tayeng also expressed grief over Pandit’s death and conveyed condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
In a social media post, Tayeng described Pandit as a dedicated Power Department employee and said his death was particularly painful as he had been living alone at his place of posting, far from his family in Bihar.
“May the departed soul rest in eternal peace, and may the Almighty give his loved ones the strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss,” Tayeng said.
