Kangan, Jan 20: A 55-year-old lineman of Power Development Department (PDD) was on Wednesday injured due to electrocution at Wani Yaram village of Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

Sources said that a PDD lineman identified as Mehboob Sheikh (55), son of Abdul Shakoor Sheikh of Waniyaram Wangath received an electric shock when he came in contact with a live wire in the locality while repairing a wire, resulting injuries to him.

Sheikh was rushed to Trauma Hospital, Kangan, where he is undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, police has taken cognizance in this regard. KNO

This post was published on January 20, 2021