# Mother, toddler electrocuted in Rishikesh, junior engineer suspended 2026-08-18T01:52:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A 32-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were electrocuted on a waterlogged road in Rishikesh late Sunday evening after a low-tension power line snapped by rain and strong winds fell into the area, spreading current through the water. The woman, Suman Jethudi, signalled to her 12-year-old son to stay away, saving his life, officials said. Taking serious note of the incident, the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) suspended junior engineer Shambhu Prasad Bahuguna with immediate effect. Suman's husband, Harpal Singh Jethudi, filed a complaint against Bahuguna, executive engineer Shakti Prasad, and sub-divisional engineer Shashikant Singh. Police registered a case under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and have begun an investigation. UPCL managing director Prakash Chandra Dhyani formed a three-member inquiry committee of chief engineer-rank officials to probe the accident and submit a report immediately. He also ordered a statewide safety inspection of all power lines, with priority for waterlogged areas, markets, schools, and hospitals. Local zila panchayat member Pushpa Rawat has demanded Rs 1 crore compensation for the family, citing departmental negligence and noting that locals had sought installation of aerial bunching cables for the past year. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T03:36:05+00:00. Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Rishikesh, Shambhu Prasad Bahuguna, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mother-and-child-electrocuted-in-rishikesh-engineer-suspended/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mother-and-child-electrocuted-in-rishikesh-engineer-suspended/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/