Mar 23, Kathmandu- Hari BK, 27, of Kalleri in Arughat Rural Municipality-6, Gorkha, has died of electrocution. BK was electrocuted while climbing a pole while pulling a fibre cable on Sunday morning, said Indra Prasad Subedi, Information Officer at the District Police Office and Deputy Superintendent of Police. BK, who was seriously injured due to electrocution, was declared dead by doctors at Gorkha Hospital, he said.

During the investigation at the scene, Superintendent Subedi said that he was electrocuted after touching a bare electric wire while climbing a pole while pulling a fibre cable for a dish home. Police said that further investigation into the incident is underway.