Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)
Udupi, Mar 23: A daily wager was working in Giri Chicken Centre on Balaganapathi temple road in Padubidri was electrocuted on Wednesday, March 23.
The deceased has been identified as Abdul Basheer (45), a resident of Kanchinadka and a daily wager.
The incident took place when he was putting chicken into the feather removal machine at the shop.
Another person Mohammed Khurshid Shaik working along with the deceased in the shop was injured in the accident. Both were taken to a private hospital in Padubidri. Shaik was treated here but Basheer whose condition was serious was referred to another hospital. However, the doctors in the second hospital declared him "brought dead."
Abdul Basheer is survived by wife, a daughter and a son. The deceased's brother has accused chicken shop owner Praveen Shetty of not ensuring his workers safety while working with electrical devices.
A case has been registered at the Padubidri police station.