THE Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) remains mum regarding the progress of their probe into the May 6, 2014 incident in which nine-year-old Satyanand Balkarran was electrocuted at his home at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara while taking a bath outdoors when he came in contact with live electrical wires. 

Speaking to this publicationon Thursday, disgruntled grandfather of the schoolboy, Lakeram Balkarran, said that since his grandson was killed the power company has not come forward to tell them anything and they are quite fed up waiting and relatives are requesting that the power company make a pronouncement.
He explained that a few days after the incident GPL showed up and disconnected the electricity from their neighbour’s property which is situated at the rear and even took away their meter and service after it was found that they were stealing electricity.
The grieving man added that after GPL disconnected the electricity from their neighbour’s house, they were blamed and the neighbour then resorted to pelting their house with bricks and cursing them.
The man stated that they even made complaints to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) as well as GPL but so far they have heard nothing to date as it relates to the probe. However, Balkarran is asking for justice for his grandson.
The dead boy’s mother, Debbie Ramash, lamented to the Guyana Chronicle in a previous interview that GPL acted after her son lost his life but no official of the utility has contacted her.
The sorrowing woman recalled that despite numerous previous complaints that the pole supporting the cables was resting atop their zinc fence, GPL took no action but subsequent to her son’s death, employees from the power company have visited her residence several times.
The Goed Fortuin Primary School pupil was electrocuted on May 6 while having a bath near the zinc fence in a section of the yard where he lived.
Balkarran apparently came into contact with exposed live wires and fell to the ground upon being electrocuted. He was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, GPL said yesterday it is still investigating the circumstances.