, Feb. 3 -- SRINAGAR: A Power Development Department (PDD) worker, who was critically injured after receiving an electric shock in the Nowshera area of Srinagar, has succumbed to his injuries, officials said on Monday.

An official told KNO that the worker, identified as Bashir Ahmad Sofi (38), a resident of Ganderbal, was electrocuted while on duty in Nowshera on January 26.

He was admitted to a hospital for treatment where he succumbed to injuries after 9 days.

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