Budgam, May 21: In an electric shock incident on Thursday in the Wager area of central Kashmir’s Budgam, one person died and another sustained injuries after getting a low-tension (LT) shock, Officials said.
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As per the reports, the two persons suffered electric shock and were immediately evacuated to District Hospital Budgam for treatment, where doctors declared one of them brought dead.
The deceased has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, son of Nazir Ahmad Dar and a resident of Wager Khansahib. While the injured has been identified as Mohammad Iqbal Bhat, son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat and also a resident of Wager and is undergoing treatment in the District Hospital, Budgam
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Police and concerned authorities were expected to ascertain the exact sequence of events surrounding the incident; however, the circumstances leading to the electric shock were not immediately known.[KNT]
