Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 10: A labourer today died of electrocution at a construction site in Digiana area of city outskirts.
According to a police spokesman, a labourer identified as Sunil Singh (23) son of Ram Narayan Singh, resident of Bihar and at present residing in Preet Nagar, came in contact with a high tension wire this morning while working at a construction site at Preet Nagar and died on the spot.
He said that after completing all medico-legal formalities the body of the deceased was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites while Digiana police had initiated inquest proceedings under 174 CrPC in the connection.
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