Thane, May 28 (PTI) A 21-year-old man died of electrocution after coming in contact with an electricity pole in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Monday evening on a ground in the Kashmir Compound of Nalapar in Bhiwandi town, they said.

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The victim, identified as Sajaad Lalmohammad Jabbar Ansari, resident of Karivali Talao area in Bhiwandi, came in contact with an electric pole situated on the ground.

"He suffered a severe electric shock and collapsed immediately. Locals at the spot rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival," an official from Bhoiwada police station said quoting preliminary findings.

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The body has been sent for postmortem and the police have as of now registered a case of accidental death, he said.

"We are looking into whether there was any negligence," the official said.

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