Beerwah, May 9, (KNS): low-lying High Tension wire claimed the life of a villager in Chewdara Area of Budgam district on Thursday morning.

Local sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that a 41-year-old man was reaping grass on his agricultural land. The victim who was not conscious of the low-lying HT wire passing through the land got up and accidentally touched his sickle with the wire.

The victim was taken to Sub-District Hospital Beerwah, where doctors declared him dead.

The deceased has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Dar son of Muhammad Sultan Dar, a resident of Chewdara Beerwah.

Police have taken cognizance of the incident and registered a case under relevant sections of law.(KNS)