CPM legislator Rakesh Singha and other party leaders were protesting erratic water supply in the area. An FIR has been lodged against MLA Rakesh Singha, it is alleged that due to the blockade, there was a long jam on National Highway-5 and a patient was also trapped in the jam.
Representing Theog constituency in Shimla district, Singha and the other accused were protesting erratic water supply in the area. They have been booked for wrongful restrain, unlawful assembly and causing death by negligence under Sections 341, 143 and 304A of the IPC.
During this, the patient died due to lack of oxygen in the ambulance. Suresh Kumar filed a case in Theog police station that he was taking his father-in-law home after being discharged from IGMC. When he reached Fagu, there was a traffic jam. Being stuck in the jam, the father-in-law’s health started deteriorating. After this, he was brought on foot at the Civil Hospital, but there the MO declared him dead. It is alleged that the person died due to the closure of NH on behalf of the MLA.
