Solukhumbu, June 21 -- A technician died from electrocution in Solududhkunda Municipality-11, Tingla, of Solukhumbu district, on Saturday afternoon.

DSP Manojit Kunwar said that Rabin Basnet, 35, a resident of Bhittakharka in Solududhkunda-7, sustained severe injuries while repairing a transformer on the central power transmission line at Ghunsa, around 1 pm.

Basnet, who was employed as a technician through Garud Security Service, died while receiving treatment, the police said.

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