Ludhiana, Oct. 16 -- A 22-year-old man died of electrocution in the city while trying to remove a hoarding of the Punjab government at Chandigarh Road during the Punjab bandh, which was called in protest against the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota of Mansa. After the man climbed a unipole to remove the hoarding, an iron rod he was carrying touched 11,000-volt power supply cables. The man, identified as Manpreet Singh of Kadiana Khurd, fell to the ground. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Meanwhile, the bandh had a partial impact in the city. Road blockades disrupted normal life in several parts of Ludhiana and nearby towns. Protesters were seen in different parts of the city riding on tract...