Hyderabad, July 25 -- A migrant worker from Bihar was electrocuted at a factory in Patancheru on Thursday, July 24.

The victim was identified as Suresh Singh Yadav, who was employed at Agarwal Rubber Industries at Bandlaguda industrial area ofPatancheru. Following Yadav's death, his colleagues and family members held a protest at the factory.

The victim's family alleged negligence on the part of the management to implement safety measures. After lengthy discussions, the management agreed to pay an ex gratia of Rs 55 lakh. The family had initially demanded Rs. 1 crore.

On April 17, a software engineer was electrocuted in Shamshabad. The deceased was identified as 27-year-old K Chetan Reddy, a native of Anaparthy in East Godavari.

He wa...