Manual worker dies of electric shock

Urlabari (Morang) - A person died of electric shock on Thursday near Hattimuda intersection of Budhiganga rural municipality – 5 of Morang. 

The deceased has been identified 55 – year – old Ramchandra Sharma of Duhabi municipality – 6. Sharma was a labourer working in a field owned by one Surendra Todi of Biratnagar Metropolitan City – 2. 

He was electrocuted from a current passing through a motor attached to a tube well when satiating his thirst. 

Sharma died on the way to a community hospital for treatment, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Yogendra Singh Thapa of District Police Office, Morang.