Angul : In an unfortunate incident, a youth was killed after getting electrocuted in the Athmallik locality of Angul district.
The deceased has been identified as Krushna Chandra Das, a resident of Nuamanitri village under Athmallik police limits.
As per reports, Krushna was engaged in the construction of a house in the village when he came in contact with an 11 KV live wire and got electrocuted. As a result, he died on the spot.
Being informed, police arrived at the spot and recovered the body. Subsequently, it was sent for post mortem to a nearby hospital.
A pal of gloom descended in the village after the incident.