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Radio Club staffer called to change swimming pool water, electrocuted

Deputy Commissioner of Police Sangramsinh Nishandar said an Accidental Death Report has been filed

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The maintenance staffer was allegedly called in to change the pool water

The maintenance staffer was allegedly called in to change the pool water

A swimming pool maintenance employee working at the Bombay Presidency Radio Club (BPRC) in Colaba amid the Coronavirus lockdown died of electrocution on Thursday. Ramchandra Bhuneshwar's body was seen floating in the swimming pool by another staffer.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Sangramsinh Nishandar said an Accidental Death Report has been filed. "Prima facie, a 42-year-old man in charge of maintaining the swimming pool at Colaba's Radio Club died of electrocution. We have registered a case under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code against Radio Club officials and the contractor for breaking lockdown norms," he said.

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