A lineman, working on daily-wages in the Power Development Department, succumbed to injuries which he had sustained after falling from an electric pole in Bogund village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
An official told news agency KDC that the lineman identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Ismail was repairing an electric line when he fell from the electric pole at his native village Bogund on 9 January this month.
“He was shifted to district hospital Kulgam from where he was referred to Srinagar hospital for advanced treatment,” he said, adding that he succumbed to his injuries this morning. (KDC)