Rajouri: A PDD daily wager died after he was electrocuted while repairing a live wire in Rajouri village on Saturday afternoon.

Sources told News Agency Kashmir Scroll that a 30-year-old PDD daily wager identified as Mushtaq Ahmad son of Mohd Bashir of Dramman Kochjja was critically injured when he came in contact with live wire while performing duty in Kewal village of Rajouri.

He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.

Meanwhile, police took cognizance of this incident.