Gurugram, Aug 28 (PTI) A labourer was electrocuted while two others were injured while installing a pole of a solar light in a village here on Monday, police said.

According to the complaint filed by victim Suraj, a resident of Charkhi Dadri district, contractor Sudhir had asked him to install a solar light on the pole in Samarthala village, police said.

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Suraj along with Monu and Jeetu were carrying the pole on their shoulders when all of them suddenly got a strong electric shock and were thrown about five feet away, they said.

“Monu was seriously injured in the incident and was rushed to a nearby private hospital where doctors declared him dead. I had asked the contractor several times earlier to provide safety equipment while working, but he did not listen to me,” Suraj alleged in his complaint.

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An FIR was registered against Sudhir under section 304 A (death due to negligence) of the IPC at Sohna police station on Monday, police said, adding a probe is underway and action will be taken as per the law.

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