Latest News | Police Head Constable Electrocuted After Switching on Desert Cooler in UP's Etawah

Etawah (UP), Oct 8 (PTI) A police head constable was electrocuted here on Sunday when he switched on a desert cooler, police said.

Jaswantnagar Station House Officer (SHO) Mukesh Kumar Solanki said Jitendra Kumar (35) got electrocuted when he switched on a desert cooler at his home in Nagla Baba village under the Jaswant Nagar police station area.

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The SHO said the family members took him to the district hospital, where he was declared dead after examination.

Kumar was posted as a head constable in the Mainpuri district, and he had come to his village on leave, the SHO said, adding that the matter is being investigated.

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