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Guwahati: Istiyaque Ahmed Baruah died Tuesday afternoon from a fatal electric shock. The 45-year-old resident of North Lakhimpur town was fishing on the banks of the Champora river in Mohbol village. His rod touched a high-voltage power line hanging overhead. Death came instantly.
Witnesses rushed Baruah to Ghilamora Hospital. Doctors examined the man and declared him brought dead. The Ghilamora Police took charge of the body. They moved him to Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday evening for a post-mortem exam.
Baruah lived on Dhakuakhana Road. He made his living running a family business that operated cranes and lifters. Locals knew him as Riju. Beyond his work, he was a regular on the cricket pitch and a devoted social worker. He left behind a wife, a son, and a daughter. His family gathered at the North Lakhimpur Town Kabarstan on Wednesday to perform his last rites.
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