A youth was electrocuted and another injured when they accidentally came in contact with a live wire while constructing a tent for a gram panchayat election campaign at Sirpalle village in Kubeer mandal of Nirmal district on Sunday morning.
Elections to Sirpalle gram panchayat are scheduled to be held in the third phase on December 17, sources said.
The deceased has been identified as Naveen, 25, a resident of Sirpalle.
Another person from the same village suffered an electric shock in the incident. He was taken to a hospital in Nirmal.
The Kubeer police have registered a case and started investigation.
Published – 14 Dec 2025 19:33 IST
