T’puram: The family of a man who was electrocuted after coming into contact with a snapped power line has received Rs 10 lakh in compensation from Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), following the intervention of the state human rights commission (SHRC).The victim, Gopalakrishna Pillai, a native of Perumpuzha in Kollam, died on June 1, 2025. His daughter, P Aswathy, had approached the commission with a complaint alleging negligence in restoring the power supply after an electricity pole collapsed.According to the complaint, a tree fell on May 29, 2025, causing the pole to collapse. The power supply was temporarily restored on June 1. Later that evening, Pillai suffered an electric shock when he went to work on crops on his property and came into contact with a snapped electric wire.The compensation was sanctioned following the intervention of SHRC member V Geetha.
