<div align="justify">A 27-year-old contract labourer was electrocuted on Wednesday when he came in contact with a live wire while digging a trench to lay a gas pipeline in Maruthi Layout in Amruthahalli police station limits.<br /><br />The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj from Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, who was working as a contract labourer for Mask construction company which has been contracted by GAIL Gas Ltd. for laying pipelines across the city to provide piped natural gas.<br /><br />According to the Amruthahalli police, the major part of the excavation was done by JCBs and Nagaraj digging with a sharp iron rod around 10 am, when he accidentally came in contact with a live wire and was electrocuted.<br /><br />Police added that KPTCL was supplying power to households through underground cables and the contractor should have checked this before allotting work. A case of negligence was registered against him and construction company.<br /><br /></div>
<div align="justify">A 27-year-old contract labourer was electrocuted on Wednesday when he came in contact with a live wire while digging a trench to lay a gas pipeline in Maruthi Layout in Amruthahalli police station limits.<br /><br />The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj from Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, who was working as a contract labourer for Mask construction company which has been contracted by GAIL Gas Ltd. for laying pipelines across the city to provide piped natural gas.<br /><br />According to the Amruthahalli police, the major part of the excavation was done by JCBs and Nagaraj digging with a sharp iron rod around 10 am, when he accidentally came in contact with a live wire and was electrocuted.<br /><br />Police added that KPTCL was supplying power to households through underground cables and the contractor should have checked this before allotting work. A case of negligence was registered against him and construction company.<br /><br /></div>
