Suryabahadur Thapa, an employee of the electricity authority in Gulmi, died during medical treatment after being electrocuted while performing maintenance work in Malika Rural Municipality-3. The 30-year-old was working on a utility pole when he was electrocuted and fell down a cliff. He passed away at the District Hospital in Tamghas. May 7, Gulmi.
The incident occurred in the Hwangdi area of Malika Rural Municipality-3, where Thapa, 30, of Chapahile, Malika Rural Municipality-5, was repairing electrical lines. Around 2:30 pm on Sunday, he was climbing a power pole to carry out maintenance when he was suddenly electrocuted.
After being shocked, Thapa fell approximately 500 meters down a cliff, sustaining severe injuries. A police team from Arkhabang police post rescued him and transported him to the District Hospital Tamghas for treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries around 6:50 pm, according to DSP Birendra Veer Bishwakarma. The authorities are conducting further investigation, and the body has been kept at the district hospital in Tamghas.
