<p>A casual worker, M Nagesh, 42, was electrocuted while felling a tree at the residence of Balakrishna, Executive Director, HAL Engine Division here on Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Another worker Avadesh Kumar Gupta, 34, who was assisting Nagesh, suffered injuries. <br />According to the police, Nagesh and Gupta were deployed at the official residence of Balakrishna. <br /><br />The official’s wife asked the two to fell a tree. Nagesh was electrocuted when he came in contact with a branch that had fallen on a 11-KV high tension wire. Nagesh and Gupta were rushed to the HAL hospital. <br /><br />A colleague of Nagesh told Deccan Herald that felling trees was not part of their job description as they were hired as gardeners. <br /><br />Tens of casual employees of HAL had gathered outside the hospital hoping for a substantial compensation for Nageh’s family. <br /><br />Inside the hospital, representatives of the trade union, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Employees’ (SC/ST) Union, the management and Balakrishna were discussing the nature and quantum of compensation.<br /><br />A person who was part of the discussion said the SC/ST employees union representatives wanted a minimum compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the bereaved family. <br /><br />Nagesh, who was drawing a monthly salary of Rs 7,000, had seven more years of service. Going by that, the SC/ST union members were seeking Rs 25 lakh for his family, said Nagesh’s colleague.<br /><br />It is said that following the negotiations, Balakrishna has agreed to pay around Rs 3 lakh to Nagesh’s family. Balakrishna was not immediately available for comments. Besides, HAL has not issued an official statement about the incident.<br /><br />Casual employees and the trade union leaders said that they would hold a protest on Friday, seeking ‘justice’ to the family of the dead, if the management does not volunteer to do the needful.</p>
<p>A casual worker, M Nagesh, 42, was electrocuted while felling a tree at the residence of Balakrishna, Executive Director, HAL Engine Division here on Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Another worker Avadesh Kumar Gupta, 34, who was assisting Nagesh, suffered injuries. <br />According to the police, Nagesh and Gupta were deployed at the official residence of Balakrishna. <br /><br />The official’s wife asked the two to fell a tree. Nagesh was electrocuted when he came in contact with a branch that had fallen on a 11-KV high tension wire. Nagesh and Gupta were rushed to the HAL hospital. <br /><br />A colleague of Nagesh told Deccan Herald that felling trees was not part of their job description as they were hired as gardeners. <br /><br />Tens of casual employees of HAL had gathered outside the hospital hoping for a substantial compensation for Nageh’s family. <br /><br />Inside the hospital, representatives of the trade union, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Employees’ (SC/ST) Union, the management and Balakrishna were discussing the nature and quantum of compensation.<br /><br />A person who was part of the discussion said the SC/ST employees union representatives wanted a minimum compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the bereaved family. <br /><br />Nagesh, who was drawing a monthly salary of Rs 7,000, had seven more years of service. Going by that, the SC/ST union members were seeking Rs 25 lakh for his family, said Nagesh’s colleague.<br /><br />It is said that following the negotiations, Balakrishna has agreed to pay around Rs 3 lakh to Nagesh’s family. Balakrishna was not immediately available for comments. Besides, HAL has not issued an official statement about the incident.<br /><br />Casual employees and the trade union leaders said that they would hold a protest on Friday, seeking ‘justice’ to the family of the dead, if the management does not volunteer to do the needful.</p>
