A 37-year-old technician was electrocuted inside the Tata Steel plant under the Kalinganagar police station in Jajpur district on Tuesday.
The deceased, Belalasen Nayak, was working as a mixer machine operator of the Gayatri Construction Company. He came in contact with a live wire while he was sitting at the top of a stone-laden lorry inside the plant. The incident sparked tension at the plant site. However, the situation was diffused following timely arrival of the district police.
The construction company promised to pay `5.5 lakh to the family members of the deceased and first paid an amount of `50,000 for the funeral expenses, said IIC of Kalinganagar police station IIC Jyoti Prakash Panda.