Pune Municipal Corporation engineer booked for electrocution

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A week after 12-year-old Prithviraj Chavan from Warje Malwadi area died of electrocution, on coming in contact with an electric pole, the Pune police have registered a case against a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) engineer for causing death due to negligence.

The Warje Malwadi police issued a letter to the MSEB seeking an explanation. However, when its officials said the PMC was in-charge of such matters, cops booked the engineer.

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