Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Lineman dies in electrocution in UP's Deoria
A man named Mukhtar Sahni, who was 30 years old, died because he got an electric shock while fixing wires on a big electricity box called a transformer.
He was working in a village called Majhwalia in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh.
When he climbed up to fix the wires, the electricity suddenly turned on, and he got stuck to the transformer.
His body stayed there for three hours until some important people from the electricity department came to help.
The police then took his body for a special check-up.
The person who took him to the place to fix the wires ran away when they saw what happened.
Mukhtar Sahni, a 30-year-old contract lineman, died of electrocution in Deoria, UP.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening at 6:00 PM while he was connecting electrical wires on a transformer.
The power supply suddenly switched on, causing him to be electrocuted and stuck to the transformer.
The person who brought him to the site fled after seeing the accident.
The body was brought down three hours later with the help of Naib Tehsildar Gopal and Electricity Department SDO Manish Kumar.
- Who
- Mukhtar Sahni, a 30-year-old contract lineman
- What
- Electrocuted while connecting electrical wires
- When
- Sunday evening at 6:00 PM
- Where
- Majhwalia village, near junior high school, in Deoria, UP
- Why
- Power supply suddenly switched on while he was working on the transformer
- Victim's Name
- Mukhtar Sahni
- Victim's Age
- 30
- Victim's Residence
- Dharhara village, Lar area
- Location of Incident
- Majhwalia village, near junior high school
- Time of Incident
- 6:00 PM on Sunday
- Duration Body Hung
- 3 hours
- Responsible Officials Present
- Naib Tehsildar Gopal, Electricity Department SDO Manish Kumar