1 electrocuted, 7 injured due to high voltage in houses

A youth was electrocuted and seven others were injured due to high electricity voltage in some houses in Sahatwar area here, a senior police official said.

Superintendent of Police R B Singh said high voltage started flowing in the distribution line in Dumaria village this morning due to which Sandeep Yadav (17) was electrocuted when he touched a switch to start fan.

Seven persons, including Farida (16), Meera (36), Ashok (35) and Ram Dulari (30), were injured and admitted to a government hospital, he said.

Victims are from different houses.

Agitated over the incident, local residents blocked the Haldi-Sahatwar road for three hours. They lifted the blockade only after receiving assurance from officials concerned.