Kolkata: Bengal's number one doubles badminton player Trinankur Nag died of electrocution on Monday after suffering severe burn injuries while working in a railway carshed here, an Eastern Railway spokesman said.
The 26-year-old shuttler came in contact with a high tension overhead electrical wire at his workplace in Kankurgachi carshed here on Saturday. He was under treatment at Eastern Railway's B R Singh Hospital where he died on Monday morning.
He was working for more than five years at the Kankurgachi carshed. He had proper training as well. Nag was a technician II with the electrical department.
On November 24, he accidentally touched the wrong wire and got electrocuted at around 6 pm in the evening. "We will look after his family and we'll see whatever best can be done. He had 80 percent burn injury. He was given all possible treatment at the B R Singh Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on Monday.
Expressing grief at the untimely death of Nag, Eastern Railway General Manager Harindra Rao said if anyone is found guilty of negligence in connection with the incident, the person will be punished. "He is a part of the railway family and we are deeply grieved," Rao said.
The only son of his parents, Nag is survived by his parents. He was a member of the U-19 Indian team for a coaching camp-cum-tournament in Mauritius in July 2011. The current number one ranked state doubles player, Nag had represented Bengal for many years at junior and senior categories.
"Nag had brought many laurels with his enviable skill and passion for the sport. His absence would certainly leave behind a deep void in Bengal badminton," West Bengal Badminton Association Sekhar C Biswas said in his condolence message.
With agency inputs