Why a Prayagraj Junior Engineer Climbed a Mobile Tower After a Midnight Feeder Crisis
3 min readNew DelhiMay 1, 2026 12:00 PM IST A Junior Engineer in Prayagraj climbed a mobile tower on Thursday, demanding the revocation of his suspension after being booked in connection with a fatal accident. Suspended Junior Engineer (JE) Abhay Kumar of the electricity department said the incident was linked to the malfunction of the 11KV Chhibaiya feeder, during which a lineman died. According to Shailendra Sharma, Vice President of the Rajya Vidyut Parishad Junior Engineer Sangathan, the feeder had gone down late at night, and Kumar worked from around 11:30 PM to 2:30 AM to fix it. After returning home, he was informed the feeder had tripped again and instructed linemen to restore it while he followed. One lineman called his cousin, who was not a department employee, to assist without informing Kumar. The person suffered an accident while working on the pole and later died during treatment. #WATCH | Prayagraj, UP: Suspended Junior Engineer (JE) in Prayagraj Abhay Kumar climbs a mobile tower demanding the revocation of his suspension. (30.04) pic.twitter.com/SWy7CWsbem — ANI …

