A person was electrocuted at the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital premises in Assam’s Jorhat town on Thursday.

He was identified as Amir Hussain, a scrap dealer.

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Hussain was a resident of Jorhat Puja Dubi.

A police source said that his body was found behind a generator by a security personnel of the hospital.

A wrench was found lying by the side of the body and the police suspect that he got electrocuted while trying to steal a cable or loosen something in the generator.

The police are investigating into the matter.

A post mortem will be conducted at the hospital before it is handed over to his family.

Smita Bhattacharyya is Northeast Now Correspondent in Jorhat. She can be reached at: [email protected]