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Villager electrocuted to death while reaping grass in Budgam



Villager electrocuted to death while reaping grass in Budgam



Budgam, May 9, KNT: A low-lying High Tension wire claimed the life of a villager in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday morning.
 
 Local sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that a 41-year-old man was reaping grass on his agricultural land. The victim who was not conscious of the low-lying HT wire passing through the land got up and accidentally touched his sickle with the wire.
   
The victim was taken to Sub-District Hospital Beerwah, where doctors declared him dead.
  
The deceased has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Dar son of Muhammad Sultan Dar, a resident of Chewdara Beerwah.
 
 Police have taken cognizance of the incident and registered a case under relevant sections of law. [KNT]

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