Operator electrocuted to death while installing CCTV in Puri

On Thursday, ahead of the Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri, a CCTV installation crew was electrocuted while installing cameras on Grand Road.

Operator electrocuted to death while installing CCTV in Puri
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Puri: On Thursday, ahead of the Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri, a CCTV installation crew was electrocuted while installing cameras on Grand Road.

Rakesh Behera, a resident of Rajabagicha in Cuttack, has been identified as the deceased.

According to sources, while connecting the CCTV to the integrated control room, the 25-year-old came into contact with a live wire. He immediately collapsed and was rushed to the district headquarters hospital, where doctors declared him 'brought dead'.

Rakesh was hired by a contractor who was hired by the Police Housing Corporation, according to sources.