60-year-old electrocuted after high tension wire falls on him in UP's Fatehpur

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A 60-year-old man got electrocuted by a high tension electrical wire that fell on him after a gunshot during celebratory firing broke it from the power line above in neighbouring Fatehpur district, police said on Saturday.
According to Fatehpur Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar, the incident took place on Friday evening.
Kumar said, "Celebratory firing took place at the house of Udaibhan Singh Chauhan in Bhadba village under Malava police station during a function."
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First Published: Mar 14 2020 | 5:48 PM IST