1 person electrocuted, 8 injured
Press Trust of India Ballia One person was electrocuted and eight others received serious burn injuries when suddenly some houses in Domanpura locality here received high voltage supply today, police said.
55-year-old Babban Tewari died in the incident, which took place today morning, and eight others received serious burn injuries, they said.
The injured have been admitted to a community health centre, they said.
Meanwhile, infuriated over the incident, locals staged a protest for some time keeping the dead body on the Nagra turn, they said, adding that the locals were later pacified by the officials.