A 25-year-old youth died of electrocution while fixing a flexi banner for the birthday celebrations of former MLA Kancherla Bhupal Reddy at Mushampally Road Junction in Nalgonda on Monday. (Representational Image: DC)

 NALGONDA: A 25-year-old youth died of electrocution while fixing a flexi banner for the birthday celebrations of former MLA Kancherla Bhupal Reddy at Mushampally Road Junction in Nalgonda on Monday.

The victim, N. Raju, accidentally came into contact with a live electric wire while fixing the banner to an electricity pole and died on the spot.

Nalgonda Town-I police reached the spot after receiving information and shifted the body to the mortuary of the government general hospital in Nalgonda for postmortem.

BJP leader Pilli Rama Raju demanded that the former MLA pay Rs 20 lakh as ex gratia to the victim’s family.

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