Nepal, July 3 -- A man died of electrocution while irrigating his field in Rautahat on Wednesday morning.

According to police, Rohit Sah Sonar, 30, of Fatuwa Bijaypur-2, Sitalpur was critically injured after falling prey to electric shock while using a water pump in his field. He died during treatment at the Provincial Hospital in Kalaiya, Bara.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar Raya of the District Police Office confirmed the incident, adding that the body has been kept at the hospital for post-mortem.

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