Woman Dies From Electric Shock in Synagja

A 34-year-old woman has died after being electrocuted while cleaning a refrigerator at her home in Syangja, western Nepal.

Shanti Sigdel of Aruchaur, in Arjunchaup-ari Rural Municipality-5, was cleaning the refrigerator at about 8am on Wednesday when she suffered an electric shock, according to the District Police Office in Syangja.

Sigdel was taken to Panchamul Primary Health Center in Ward 1 of Andhikhola Rural Municipality for treatment. She was later referred to Gandaki Hospital in Pokhara after doctors determined that she needed further medical care.

Doctors at Gandaki Hospital declared her dead later that afternoon.

Police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Deputy Superintendent of Police Rameshdatt Awasthi, information officer at the District Police Office in Syangja, confirmed the death.