Man electrocuted during repairing of house fencing

In a tragic incident a youth died on the spot due to electrocution, when he was busy with repairing fencing of his house at Kali Tilla area of Bhattapukur under West Agartala police station.

Police sources said that one Jhutan Sutradhar of Kali Tilla area of Bhattapukur was busy with repairing his tin made fencing of his house. But, one electric cable contacted that fencing and when Jhutan Sutradhar started his repairing work, immediately struck with a high voltage electric connection.

Amidst hue and cry, some neighbours rushed to the spot and they somehow managed to disconnect the electric cable and shifted Jhutan to GB Hospital, where a visiting doctor declared him brought dead.