An unidentified youth was electrocuted when he climbed the roof of a coach of Azad Hind Express at Raipur Railway Station on Tuesday afternoon.
The train was delayed for an hour due to the incident and departed only after the body of the youth was brought down.
According to information from Station House In-charge of Government Railway Police Raipur, L.S. Rajput a youth aged between 25 to 30 years climbed at the roof of Azad Hind Express when it was stationed at platform of Raipur Railway Station.
The youth boarded a reserved coach and no one noticed when he climbed over, official said.
The youth got electrocuted to High Tension cable when the train started and an explosion took place with cracking sound and flash of light when he came under the grip of the cable, he informed.
The youth died on the spot and his body was trapped in between the coach and the cable.