UDAIPUR, Jan 3 (TIWN): Hours after one died and 5 people left critically injured from a transformer burst incident on Friday late night, the electricity department finally on Saturday afternoon moved to a village in Amarpur sub-division for the maintenance of the electric wires.

In a bizarre incident one woman identified as Renu Kamari Reang died on the spot when an electric wire had fallen over her. She died due to the short circuit in the wire from the transformer burst in the village. 

Apart five others are left seriously injured and are undergoing treatment in Gomati district hospital and Amarpur hospital.

The incident took place on Friday late night when high voltage passed in the electric wires from the main transformer burst. Whoever came in contact with the wires were electrocuted and were left seriously injured.  Getting alarm two fire engine and huge police force of Birganj police station reached the spot and rescued the injured and brought them to hospital.

Localites alleged that only due to the negligence of the electricity department this incident took place. Locals also alleged that the transformer was left in poor condition for past many days and the electricity department was also informed repeatedly but the department did not take any action for its maintenance.  

Even after such an incident, the electricity department did not bother to reach to the spot and do the maintenance work.

However, after several pleas the department took the initiative and got engaged in the maintenance work only on Saturday afternoon.

Unbelievable but true, the entire Purbadhan and Christian village under Amarpur sub division is short circuited from transformer burst.

Police sources said the villagers for quite some time, had been urging the electricity department to replace the malfunctioning transformer but no initiative was taken by the department and today only due to the negligence of the electricity department the village had to face such pathetic situation.

Despite of such pathetic incident, CM Manik Sarkar is never tired of claiming golden era in Tripura.

However, the injured are undergoing treatment in hospital and police is further making inquiry in the incident.