Ludhiana, Sept. 17 -- In a tragic mishap, a volunteer (sewadar) died of electrocution, while three others suffered burn injuries as they suffered severe electric current while changing the 'chola' (cloth) of sacred Nishan Sahib in a local Gurdwara in Dharampura area at busy Shingar Cinema Road. According to the eyewitnesses, the pole of the Nishan Sahib touched the overhead high voltage power supply lines and did not give a chance to the devotees to escape.

The injured have been rushed to hospital. The deceased has been identified as 54-year-old Ashok Kumar. He was a regular sewadar at Gurudwara Harkrishan Sahib. The injured, Ranveer Singh, Rajinder Singh, and Jagjit Singh Dhall, have been admitted to the Christian Medical College and Ho...