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Man Suspected To Have Died Of Electrocution While Stealing AC In Cuttack

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OB Bureau

Cuttack: A man is suspected to have got electrocuted while trying to steal an air conditioner (AC) from a hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city.

As per reports, the matter came to light on Saturday when the officials of Sishu Bhawan in the city detected foul smell in the campus. While searching the area, they found a body on the roof of a small building adjacent to the kidney ward of the childcare hospital.

They informed the police who went to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. While the identity of the deceased has not been ascertained, a scientific team visited the spot for evidence. The police found a spanner near the body.

Local corporator Aarti Sahu told the media that the body of the unidentified person was lying near an AC of the kidney ward of the hospital. While it is suspected that he might have died due to electrocution while trying to open the outer box of the AC, the hospital authorities said they had not called any mechanic for repair of the AC, she added.

OB Bureau

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