Shillong, Sep 17 : The Garo Students Union’s Nongalbibra unit paid a condolence visit to the family of deceased Meghalaya Electricity Corporation Ltd lineman Lathinson G Momin, who died in an accident earlier this week, today.
In a press release, GSU unit President Sewa S Marak questioned why an employee who was just one year away from retirement had to undertake such dangerous work. It also demanded that safety gear be provided to all workers and that compensation be given to the victim’s family.
Momin had died after being electrocuted and then falling from an electricity pylon.