ABU DHABI // A Pakistani man was electrocuted while trying to steal electrical cables, police have said.
Major General Omair Al Muhairi, director of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, said officers at Al Shaabiya Police Station were notified after a body was found inside an electrical room.
Initial investigations revealed that the man, identified as S B S, was trying to steal electric cables after breaking the lock on the room’s metal door at night, said Maj Gen Al Muhairi.
He added that the man suffered a massive electric shock and died instantly while trying to cut the cables using equipment found at the scene.
Investigations showed that S B S worked for a contracting company. Maj Gen Al Muhairi said that tools for breaking locks and for cutting electric cables were found next to his body.
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