A 41-year-old woman police official was electrocuted to death when she came in contact with a live wire in Tali Morh area of the city.
Manjit Kaur yesterday died on the spot after she accidentally touched the wire at her paternal house in the area, a police officer said today.
A selection grade constable, Kaur was posted at Women Welfare Centre, Jammu, and had come to stay with her parents for a few days, he said.
After completing all the medical and legal formalities, the body was handed over to her relatives, the officer said.