Bokajan, Sept. 1 -- Gross negligence by the Khatkhati Control Room under the Bokajan Electric Division in Assam claimed one life and left another worker severely injured on Saturday.

The tragic incident occurred while workers were installing electricity connections at the newly constructed Assam Police Battalion camp along the Assam-Nagaland border.

A Guwahati-based contractor firm, UK Enterprise, had employed the workers and assured them that the electricity supply would remain suspended from 5 am to 9 am. However, despite prior notice, the electric department irresponsibly restored power at 8.29 am, triggering the accident.

The deceased, Jatin Bora, was a resident of Chungajan in the Golaghat district. His colleague, Mithun Bordoloi,...