Srinagar August 26: On Friday, a PDD lineman died after he was electrocuted while repairing a live wire in the Ashmuqam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag.

An official said that the lineman received an electric shock when he was repairing a wire in the Manzigam area of Ashmuqam.

He said he was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he was declared dead on arrival.

The official identified the deceased as Mohammad Maqbool Khadim son of Assad Khadim of Ashmuqam. kdc