VASCO
Tragedy struck at a dockyard in Sancoale on Thursday evening when a 20-year-old youth was fatally electrocuted.
Chand Babu, son of Md Aslam, and a resident of Zarint Zuarinagar, Sancoale, but a native of Uttar Pradesh, was declared dead upon arrival at SDH Chicalim's casualty unit on Friday evening.
According to police sources, the incident occurred while the deceased was working on an under-construction ship at Majestic Dockyard in Sancoale. While cleaning, he was holding a live wire connected to a bulb, which led to the fatal electric shock.
The Medical Officer at SDH Chicalim alerted the police to the situation upon Chand Babu's arrival at the hospital. A subsequent post-mortem examination at South Goa District Hospital in Margao confirmed that the cause of death was electrocution and the body of the deceased has been handed over to his relatives. PSI Pramila Fernandes is investigating the incident.
The tragic death of the young worker has raised concerns about safety protocols at the dockyards, highlighting the need for stringent measures to prevent such accidents in the future.
