Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 12 (PTI) An employee of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd died after coming in contact with a high-tension wire during a repair work here, police said on Friday.

The linesman, Gufran, was working on an electric pole on Thursday when the incident took place, they said.

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Locals protested over the death of the linesman.

In another incident, a man died after coming in contact with a live wire at Ghatayan village under Shahpur Police Station limits in the district, police said.

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The incident took place when the victim, Sachin Sharma, was trying to repair an inverter at his house, they said.

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