KARACHI: A case has been registered against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other senior officials of K-Electric after yet another unsuspecting citizen lost their life due to electrocution in Karachi.
According to details, the first information report (FIR) of the death of 19-year-old Faizan was filed at the Defence Police Station on the complaint of his uncle, Mohammad Fayyaz. The FIR has been registered under Section 322 (manslaughter) read with Section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
In the FIR, the victim’s uncle informed that Faizan, who was a resident of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mansehra, drove to Karachi on August 10 and spent the night at his uncle’s residence.
The FIR was filed by the boy’s uncle, who told police that the 22-year-old was in Karachi for a visit from Mansehra. It includes provisions for murder.
The deceased’s uncle further claimed that he, along with the boy, went out for a walk. At around 8:45am, however, somebody informed Fayyaz that Faizan had died after suffering an electric shock at a KE substation in Defence Housing Authority Phase VII extension.
The FIR stated that the teenager’s death was caused due to the negligence, carelessness and lack of precautions by KE CEO Moonis Alvi, distribution head Amir Zia, senior security officer Defence IBC Faheem and assistant manager Defence Owais.
On the other hand, the K-Electric expressed grief over the incident and said that the youngster had entered the substation without permission. “K-Electric continues to run awareness campaigns in order to inform people to stay away from power installations,” it added.
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