Sultanpur (UP), March 6 A 32-year-old private lineman died here on Friday after coming into contact with a high-voltage power line while carrying out maintenance work, police said.
The incident occurred in Arjunpur village under the Motigarpur Police Station limits in the evening while an 11,000-volt electricity line was being moved along a roadside.
Station House Officer Ashok Singh identified the deceased as Rang Bahadur, a resident of Hamjabad village under the Jaisinghpur Police Station.
According to the police, Rang Bahadur was working with a contractor on moving the power line. After completing the work, he reportedly switched off the line to reconnect a jumper wire.
However, the power remained on despite the shutdown, and he received a shock.
Rang Bahadur sustained serious burns and fell from the pole, the police said.
His colleagues rushed him to the community health centre in Jaisinghpur, where doctors pronounced him dead. His body was sent for post-mortem.