MEERUT, July 21 -- A 15-minute power outage during an official visit by state energy and urban development minister A.K. Sharma in Moradabad late Sunday night has resulted in the suspension of five officials from Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL).

The disruption occurred at the Company Bagh area while the minister was inspecting the 5D Motion Centre. The power went out moments after he exited the facility. Officials from the electricity department attributed the failure to a blown transformer fuse caused by a power surge.

PVVNL managing director Isha Duhan ordered the suspension of chief engineer Arvind Singhal, superintending engineer Sunil Agrawal, executive engineer Prince Gautam, sub-divisional officer Rana Pratap, a...