Ballia (UP), Oct 14 A 56-year-old farmer was electrocuted on Wednesday morning after coming in contact with an electric pole in a village under the Dokati police station area in Ballia district, police said.
The victim, identified as Bhola Verma, was working in his field in Ramnagar village when he came in contact with the electrified pole, Deputy Superintendent of Police Alok Gupta said.
Verma was taken to the Sonbarsa Community Health Centre, where doctors declared him dead, Gupta said.
The police have sent the body for post-mortem examination, he added.
(PTI News)
