A young man died due to electrocution in Putlibazar Municipality-9 Kolma of the district today.

Prashannaraj Chaudhary, Information Officer of District Police Office Syangja, informed that 25-year-old Arun Kumar Chaudhary, who was currently working at Pokhara Fiber Net, died while climbing an electric pole while working on the Internet.

Chaudhary, who was camping on Putlibazar-1 vertical line, was injured when the ladder touched an electric wire while he was using an aluminum ladder to climb the electric pole for net work. Stating that he died during the treatment, the police said that necessary investigation has been started regarding the incident.