Rayagada, Jan 21: A drunk man was electrocuted and engulfed in flames after touching a high-tension electric wire on top of train at Rayagada railway station here in Odisha on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Narasingha Kanda (55), a resident of Badanal village under Rajkhariar police station in Odisha’s Nuapada district.

As per reports, Kanda, in an inebriated state, climbed on the top of a stationary goods train at the Rayagada railway station and was engulfed in flames when he touched a 25,000-volt overhead high-tension electric wire with his bare hands this afternoon.

Kanda was rescued in a critical condition and rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital here. Later, he succumbed to his burn injuries while undergoing treatment at the hospital, sources said.

According to sources, Kanda was staying in Secunderabad with his son. The incident occurred when he was returning to his native village in another train.

In a viral video, Kanda was seen grabbing a high-voltage power cable with his bare hands even after repeated appeals by the onlookers to alight from the rooftop of the goods train.

Meanwhile, police registered a case and started an investigation into the incident.

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