Worker Died of Electrocution While Washing School Bus at Sinhagad City School; Police File Case Against Institution’s Officials

Pune:

In a tragic incident, a worker lost his life due to an electric shock caused by improper earthing of a compressor used for bus cleaning. In this regard, the Kondhwa Police have registered a case against Dhananjay Tukaram Mandalik, Director of Sinhagad City School Campus, along with the institution’s transport supervisor Daulat Dattatreya Dhok, electrical supervisor, estate supervisor Vijay Sampat Kumbhar, and other concerned officials.

The name of the deceased worker is Santosh Pandurang Malvadkar (age 49). In this case, his wife, Sunita Santosh Malvadkar (age 41, a resident of Pisoli), has lodged a complaint at Kondhwa Police Station. The incident took place on October 18, 2024, at Sinhagad City School in Tilekar Nagar, Kondhwa.

As per the police information, the complainant’s husband, Santosh Pandurang Malvadkar, was washing a school bus on October 18 in the Sinhagad city school campus. However, as there was no proper earthing of wire in place and due to a faulty compressor and wiring, Malvadkar died of electric shock.

Police found that Malvadkar’s death was attributed to lack of proper care regarding the compressor and electrical connection of the wire. Therefore, in this regard, the police filed a complaint against the director of the Sinhagad City School Campus and other officials for holding them responsible for Malvadkar’s death. Assistant Police Inspector Rajesh Usgaonkar is investigating further in this case.