23-Year-Old Boy Electrocuted During Work on Plantation Project

SRINAGAR: A 23-year-old youth from Pulwama died due to electrocution on Sunday while working on a high-density plantation project in the district.

An official said that the deceased has been identified as Uzair Gulzar, son of Gulzar Ahmad, a resident of Trich Pulwama.

They said the youth received a fatal electric shock during installation work at the plantation site. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Police have taken cognisance of the incident. (KNC)