SRINAGAR: A labourer from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district died after receiving an electric shock while working in the Hawal area of Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said.
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Reports said the labourer, identified as Noorani Gojar Turk, a resident of Chuntimullah, Bandipora, was employed with a private company in Srinagar.
The incident occurred in Hawal when the labourer was reportedly painting an electric pole and accidentally came into contact with a live wire, resulting in a severe electric shock.
He was immediately shifted to SKIMS Soura in an unconscious condition by a police team. However, doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.
Police have taken cognisance of the incident, and further proceedings are underway.
