Mangalore : The MESCOM has suspended  section officer Gurumurthy in connection with the recent death of a lineman  Gerald Veigas while on duty.

It may be recalled here that the International Federation of the Karnataka Christians Association has been relentlessly fighting for the cause of the bereaved family of Gerald who had died reportedly due to the negligence of the MESCOM authorities. Gerald Veigas (38), a lineman with MESCOM was electrocuted while repairing a faulty line  on May 13 at Vamanjoor.

The IFKCA had even threatened to stage a severe protest if its demand was not heeded. Earlier on June 4, Monday a delegation led by IFKCA state unit convener Dennis D’Silva and  Veena Veigas, wife of the deceased Gerald and others  had submitted a memorandum to the MESCOM Managing Director requesting for action against Gurumurthi and also executive engineer of Mangalore I division Manjappa. They had also sought free education for  the two children of the deceased and a job to one member of the family apart from compensation.