Youth electrocuted

March 02, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:31 am IST - Bengaluru:

A youth was electrocuted when he was answering nature’s call outside a public toilet in Kalasipalyam on Saturday.

According to the police, Prakash Kumar (19), a native of Rajasthan, had come to Bengaluru four months ago and was working as a sales boy. The police said around 7 p.m., Prakash was found unconscious near the toilet. He was rushed to KIMS Hospital, where he was declared brought dead. The police said he was electrocuted after coming in contact with the iron gate of the toilet, on which a live wire had snapped.

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