Army jawan electrocuted

A 26-year-old army jawan was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire in his house in Kidwai Nagar locality here, police said today.
The incident occurred last night when Naved Alam accidentally touched the wire while working, they said, adding he was rushed to the military hospital in Meerut where he was declared brought dead.
The victim's parents, who are in Saudi Arabia for Haj pilgrimage, have been informed about the incident, police said.
In a separate incident, 24-year-old Javed was yesterday electrocuted when he came in contact with an electric wire in his housein Bhumma village, police said.

The incident occurred when he was working at his home, they said.