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Worker electrocuted while repairing internet fibre in Gorkha
The 27-year-old man dies while undergoing treatment.bookmark
Hariram Upreti
Published at : March 23, 2025
Updated at : March 23, 2025 11:03
Gorkha
A 27-year-old man was electrocuted while repairing an internet cable in Mandredhunga in ward 7 of Gorkha Municipality on Sunday.
According to the District Police Office, Gorkha, Hari BK of ward 6 in Aarughat Rural Municipality suffered an electric shock while working on a fibre on a utility pole.
He was taken to Gorkha Hospital for treatment but succumbed to his injuries, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Indra Prasad Subedi. Police are investigating the incident.
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