Bhopal, April 18 -- The incident that occurred on April 15 in Sanjaynagar, a slum cluster in Shahjahanabad, has now been officially attributed to illegal electricity theft, as revealed in an investigation report submitted today by the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB). The report outlines the technical reasons that led to the tragic electrocution of a 25-year-old resident, Satish Kakote.
According to the findings by Assistant Engineer Pawan Singh, an unauthorized hook was attached to a cable linked to a distribution box, commonly used to bypass legal electricity connections. The hooked wire eventually got severed, causing a live current to flow uncontrollably into three nearby homes. Satish, who was standing near the iron door...