Mohali: ‘Stealing cables’, man electrocuted in Fatehpur Taprian near Khizarabad

Mohali, July 27

A man is suspected to have died of electrocution while allegedly stealing cables of the motor of a tubewell in Fatehpur Taprian near Khizarabad here this morning.

The police said the deceased, Sandeep Singh, 27, belonged to nearby Kansala village and some of his relatives came to claim the body. Village residents had found the body lying outside the tubewell shed and informed the police.

The Block Majri police took the body into their custody and sent it to the mortuary of the Kharar Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination.

The police recovered a stolen cycle, a bag containing cables, a mobile phone and a liquor pouch from near the spot. The tubewell was located in an isolated place and was targeted by the deceased at night, but he got electrocuted while cutting the cables of the motor, villagers alleged.

Block Majri SHO Simranjit Singh said, “Prima facie, it appears to be a case of electrocution. We have initiated inquest proceedings.” — TNS