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Big Action After BJP Leader's Electrocution Death: Sumit Singh Suspended, Ashish Srivastava Penalized
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News18•02-10-2026, 22:56
Big Action After BJP Leader's Electrocution Death: Sumit Singh Suspended, Ashish Srivastava Penalized
- •Divyarishi Tiwari, District General Secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha, died due to electrocution in front of DB Mall in Bhopal.
- •The state government took a strict stance after the report of the four-member inquiry committee was released.
- •The inquiry report confirmed gross negligence and indifference on the part of the officials.
- •Deputy Engineer Sumit Singh of the Municipal Corporation has been suspended with immediate effect.
- •A proposal to suspend Ashish Srivastava, Executive Engineer of the Municipal Corporation, has been sent to the Urban Development and Housing Department.
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Divyarishi Tiwari tragically died from electrocution after coming into contact with a live wire protruding from a roadside electric pole in front of DB Mall in Bhopal.
Following the four-member inquiry committee report confirming gross negligence, Municipal Corporation Deputy Engineer Sumit Singh was immediately suspended, and a suspension proposal for Executive Engineer Ashish Srivastava was sent to the Urban Development and Housing Department.
The accident occurred on September 27 when Divyarishi Tiwari was passing in front of DB Mall with his family and touched a live exposed wire attached to a roadside pole.
