Cusat Joint Registrar electrocuted – The Hindu

Mohammed Salim TB, Joint Registrar, Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), reportedly died of electrocution on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at his residence in Edappally in Kochi.

He was 54 years old. He was also the personal assistant to the university’s Registrar.

Salim Bey was found unconscious by his family members in a farm near his home in the evening. Although he was taken to a private hospital in Kochi, he was declared dead. University sources said the man is suspected to have received an electric shock from the pump set on the farm.

The body was taken to the hospital morgue. The body will be transferred to the Government Medical College Hospital in Kalamasery on Monday morning.

He is survived by his wife Shihna Shihabudheen and daughters Haneena, Haniya and Sana.