India, Aug. 7 -- A 25-year-old man died after falling while repairing a fault on an overhead transformer in Sohna on Tuesday, said police on Wednesday.

During investigation, the deceased was identified as Suresh Kumar, 25, from Alduka in Nuh. He was working as a contractual assistant lineman for the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) for the last few years.

Police said he had reached Johalaka village in Sohna for carrying out repair works after a power outage took place due to a fault in the transformer on Tuesday evening. He had climbed on a bamboo ladder. While working, the ladder broke and he fell more than 20-feet down after losing balance.

Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer (PRO) of the Gurugram police, said that ther...