An 18-year old youth was electrocuted at Padmanabh Nagar under Aishbagh police station area on Thursday. According to the police, the victim Siddhu Das was working at an under construction house and had gone to answer nature's call but incidentally he touched an electric pole situated near the house and sustained severe injuries.
He was rushed to Hamidia hospital where he was declared dead. Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post- mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC. The victim was a resident of Narishpur district and used to work as a labour.
Police said that the victim came into contact with the electric pole which had current. It is possible that due to heavy rains the electric pole might have had loose wires which caused the victim's death. Meanwhile, another youth aged 20 years was electrocuted while trying to start a generator at Doraha under Khajoori police station area on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim Pawanlal got serious injuries while he was trying to start a generator near his residence. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. Police were informed and after preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post-mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. The victim was a resident of Dohara village and was working at a nearby locality when the incident took place.