28-Year-Old Lineman Dies Due to Negligence of Electricity Department; Amit Mahato Demands ₹15 Lakh Compensation and a Job

Due to the negligence of the electricity department, 28-year-old lineman Shyam Sundar Rajak from Lotapahad village in Sonua block, who was working on a 11,000-volt line after switching it off, suffered severe burns on August 1, 2025. The incident occurred at Adivasi Tola, Landupada, under the Landupada Grid in Bandgaon, Chakradharpur, when another lineman, due to departmental negligence, switched the line back on from the grid without checking.

Shyam Sundar Rajak was admitted to TMH Jamshedpur for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries on the evening of August 8. He leaves behind his 25-year-old widow and family, plunging his home and village into grief.

Upon receiving the news from the family, social worker Amit Mahato reached TMH Jamshedpur late in the evening to meet Shyam’s widow Pushpa Rajak and her family. He assured them of his support in this difficult time and demanded the following from the Electricity Department and the Government of Jharkhand:

₹50,000 for funeral expenses
₹15 lakh compensation from the government
Lifetime pension of 90% of his salary for the widow (as per government rules)
₹5 lakh compensation from the labor supply company Geetraj Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Payment of life insurance benefits

He further warned that if the government failed to meet these demands, he, along with villagers and family members, would stage a sit-in protest at the electricity department office.

Former AJSU Party candidate from Manoharpur constituency, Dr. Dinesh Chand Boipai, announced that all party workers would support the protest and were ready to join the villagers in the movement.

Also present on the occasion were social workers Manik Mahato, Akash Rajak, and others.

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