Udayapur, October 14
An elderly man died from an electric shock while connecting an electricity line for Durga Puja in Udayapur.
Badri Narayan Chaudhary, 65, of Jyoti Nagar Tole in Purano Gaighat, Triyuga Municipality-12, died on Tuesday evening, the District Police Office, Udayapur, said.
According to SP Rajan Chapagain, chief of the District Police Office, Chaudhary sustained serious injuries from the electric shock and was immediately rescued and taken to Udayapur District Hospital for treatment. However, hospital authorities declared him dead on arrival.
Police said preparations were underway to hand over Chaudhary’s body to his family after a postmortem examination.
