India News | Farmer Zapped by Electric Shock in UP Village
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 52-year-old farmer was electrocuted when he came in contact with an iron mesh which had high-voltage current flowing through it, police said on Wednesday.
Firozabad (UP), Apr 20 (PTI) A 52-year-old farmer was electrocuted when he came in contact with an iron mesh which had high-voltage current flowing through it, police said on Wednesday.
The incident happened Tuesday in Ulau village, when Mahesh Kumar touched the iron mesh while irrigating his field and received an electric shock, Tundla Circle officer Abhishek Srivastava said.
A probe is on in the matter and Kumar's body has been sent for post mortem, he said.
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