A 36-year-old auto driver was electrocuted when he came in contact with an electric pole in Rangri Chowk of Kotwali area here, police said today.
The deceased identified as Papu Ram was killed last night when he accidentally touched an electric pole that had electrical current leakage due to rains, they said.
The body was handed over to his family after postmortem, police said.
The district administration assured compensation to the kin of the deceased after reviewing the case, an official said.
