Case filed against electricity dept officials after farmer dies of electrocution

NOIDA: A case was filed against electricity department officials at the Dankaur police station after a farmer died due to electrocution in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.

Munendra Kumar Singh, Inspector-in-Charge of the Dankaur police station, said that a person named Kailash lodged stating that his uncle Satish died on Tuesday after receiving an electric shock from a transformer installed near their field in Daula Rajapur village.

He added that his cousin sisters were also seriously injured in the incident.