Udupi: A lineman at Malpe Mescom was beaten up last night for unplugging the fuse from the transformer.
He is accused Kishore harassing his wife and disturbing people by unplugging the fuse from the transformer.
“Despite of regular complaints to Mescom, no strict actions were taken on Kishore, hence we took our step forward and beat him up last night” said a local
Last night when Kishore came over to disconnect electricity, he was caught by people. Then they tied him up to a tree and manhandled him. Kishore, who was totally drunk, said that if his wife wants to be happy, she should come to Mescom staff quarters in Malpe and live with him.