Hotel employee in India electrocuted while chasing monkey with iron rod
In a viral video, a male hotel staff died after the iron rod he was carrying came into contact with a high-voltage electric line.
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PUBLISHED ONApril 16, 2026 10:15 AMBYHelmy Sa'at
An hotel employee in India was electrocuted on Tuesday (April 14) while trying to chase away a monkey on the roof.
The incident happened at a hotel premises in the northern Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, several Indian news outlets reported.
He had joined the hotel less than a week ago.
In the viral video, he is seen chasing away a monkey on the roof. He is then seen picking up a long iron rod to scare the monkey away, but it comes into contact with a high-voltage line passing above the roof.
He was killed instantly, and his body sent for a post-mortem, reports said.
The local authorities are investigating the incident.
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