Nagpur, Jun 29 (PTI) A 50-year-old woman died after suffering an electric shock while collecting grass at a farm in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, police said.

Pushpa Sakharam Vaidya, a resident of Kharbi village in Kuhi tehsil, came in contact with a supporting wire attached to an electricity pole. The wire was carrying current.

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Vaidya got electrocuted and collapsed to the ground. Her son Pankaj rushed her to Kuhi Rural Hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the official said.

A case has been registered at Kuhi police station, and investigations are underway, he added.

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