A labourer died of electric shock while cutting branches of trees in the Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday afternoon.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that he received an electric shock during a branch cutting.
He identified him as Abdul Rashid Ganaie son of Abdul Karim Ganaie of Danes Beerwah.
“He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.”
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident—(KNO)