KI News
Srinagar: A 41-year-old man died of electric shock while cutting grass at his land in the Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, officials said.
An official said that the man received an electric shock when he suddenly came in contact with a live wire. He was immediately rushed to a nearby health centre, where he was pronounced dead, he said
News agency KNO identified the deceased as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Sultan Dar of Chewdara Beerwah.
Meanwhile, locals held a protest outside the hospital premises, alleging negligence on the part of the PDD, saying that the transmission lines are lying low, which are posing a threat to people’s lives.
The official said that police have taken cognizance of the incident.
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