Amputation case: K-E staffers flee from court after bail plea rejected

An official report earlier said the power company's negligence had caused amputation of minor boy's arms

Nine K-Electric staffers on Saturday fled from a court in Malir after their interim bail plea was rejected in a case where their negligence caused the amputation of an eight-year-old boy Muhammad Omer's arms in Karachi, Express News reported.

The matter was taken up by the additional district and session judge Malir, who turned down a bail plea submitted by the accused.

Consequently, the K-Electric employees managed to flee the court with the police failing to take them into custody.



Among the escapees were deputy manager metre and installation, ommercial area Saeed  Ahmed, foreman Muhammad Mushtaq, new power connections supervisor Mirza Asif Baig, metre checker Asif Iqbal, BOE new connections Saqib Hussain, metre cluster Syed Haider Raza and assistant engineer cluster Syed Muhammad Asim.

Back on August 25, Muhammad Omer was on his way to get groceries when a high-tension wire of K-E fell on him outside his home on the third day of Eidul Azha.

A team of doctors at Civil Hospital, Karachi’s Burns Centre managed to save the child’s life after hours-long efforts but both of his arms had to be amputated.

When the wire fell on Umar, he promptly used his other hand to try and remove the wire, but the high voltage quickly gripped his body and caused severe burns on both of his arms.