THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An employee of a hotel in Medical College here died by electrocution. The deceased has been identified as Bapa Farman (33), a native of Bengal. The incident happened around 4.30 pm yesterday.

The police said that the accident occurred while he was operating a grinder. He was found motionless on the ground when other employees came running on hearing the noise. He was rushed to the medical college hospital but his life could not be saved. There was a blood clot mark on the left elbow. Bapa Farman has been working here for two years. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the relatives. The medical college police registered a case.