Kamal Ghorui
LUCKNOW: A woman allegedly stormed into a power house in Vikas Nagar and assaulted electricity department employees after her house reportedly faced power disconnection, triggering chaos inside the substation premises. A video of the incident has surfaced, showing the woman slapping staff members, while a youth accompanying her also allegedly joined in the assault.
The incident occurred on February 18 at the Sector-14 power house in the Vikas Nagar locality of Lucknow. According to officials, the woman, a resident of house number 14/115 in Sector-14, had called the control room around 2.10 pm complaining that electricity was not being supplied to her residence. Power house staff asked her to provide the connection number and details regarding payment of dues. Officials said that when asked for the information, the woman allegedly became agitated and abruptly disconnected the call. Shortly thereafter, she reportedly arrived at the power house along with a youth. Eyewitnesses said she entered the premises and began abusing electricity employee Anoop Kumar. She allegedly threatened staff with dire consequences and tore official documents kept inside the control room. When another employee attempted to record the commotion on his mobile phone, the woman and the accompanying youth allegedly snatched the device and assaulted him. Electricity worker Harish Yadav was reportedly slapped and strangled during the scuffle. Other staff members, including Akash Kannaujia and Rajneesh Yadav, also sustained minor injuries while trying to defuse the situation. The sudden attack led to panic at the substation, with employees seen running for safety. Police were alerted through Dial-112. Junior Engineer Sunil Kumar Verma stated that he was not present at the substation at the time of the incident but rushed to the spot upon receiving the information. A formal complaint has been filed at Vikas Nagar police station. Station house officer, Vikas Nagar, Alok Kumar Singh confirmed that an FIR has been registered on the complaint of Sunil against the woman, identified as Nidhi Sharma, and an unidentified youth. Further investigation is underway. The charges against Nidhi include BNS 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 121 (1) (causing hurt to a public servant), 351 (criminal intimidation), and others.
