A 26-year-old youth was on Friday electrocuted and two others critically injured after they came in contact with a live wire at a base camp en route to the Amarnath cave shrine of Amarnath, the police has said.
A group of 'sevadars (helper)' accidentally came in contact with a live electricity wire at base camp Baltal in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, resulting in on-the-spot death of one of them, they said.
The deceased has been identified as Souce Chand, a resident of Punjab working for Sevadar Sewamandal Budlada.
Two other 'sevadars' were critically injured in the accident and were shifted to Soura Medical Institute here for specialised treatment, police said.
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