Chandigarh, July 12 -- After the 25-year-old son of an employee working as a painter in Panjab University (PU) was electrocuted during heavy rain on June 29, the youth passed away on Friday after he was placed on a ventilator in PGIMER. Local area councillor Sachin Galav has written to the PU registrar blaming the university for this mishap.

The incident happened near B Block at house number 108. Onkar Nath, father of the deceased, said that his son, Sunil had woken up during the rain at around 2.30 am and turned off the switch and received the electric shock. He was rushed to PGIMER where officials declared him brain dead and kept him on ventilator support for the past few days before he expired on Friday.

Local area councillor Sachin ...