In a tragic incident, a 22-year-old man died after being electrocuted while cutting grass in a field in Ranshet Wadi village, near Merces church in Vasai West yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Sanju Kumar Yadav, who worked in a local buffalo shed.

According to sources, Yadav had gone out early in the morning to cut fodder for the buffaloes as part of his routine work. While working, he accidentally came in contact with a live electric wire that had fallen and was hidden amidst the grass.