A teenager died after he suffered a electric shock while he was trying to plug a switch into a socket to turn on a motor to lift ground water at a village in the suburbs of the city.

The incident occurred in Tibbi Balochan Wali of Khan Pur Bagga Sher located in the suburbs of Muzaffargarh.

Muhammad Amjad, 17, died on the spot, rescuers said on Friday. Rescue 1122 control Muzaffargarh had sent a motorcycle ambulance from Khan Pur Bagga Sher point.

The rescuer applied Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation but all went in vain. The relatives refused to hand over the body for shifting to hospital for post-mortem examination.

The rescuer then returned with an undertaking from the heirs of the deceased, the Rescue 1122 spokesman said.