PDD employee dies due to electrocution
08:36 AM Aug 11, 2023 IST | GK NEWS SERVICE
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Jammu, Aug 11: An employee of PDD today died due to electrocution at New Rehari area.
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The deceased was identified as Hem Raj, resident of Bajalta in Jammu district.
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The locals said that the electric pole outside their residence in New Rehari caught fire early this morning.
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“We informed the concerned department, and accordingly, a lineman came to do repair work. However, he allegedly got an electric shock, and lost his life. The electric pole had melted due to the electric spark,” the locals said.
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His body was shifted to the hospital for legal formalities. Further investigation is in progress.
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