Two die, one receives injury in electric shock

Siraha, Aug 31: Two persons died while one was injured in two separate electrocution incidents in Siraha district.

According to the District Police Office, Siraha, two men succumbed to electric shock yesterday, while a woman sustained injury on Sunday. The 15-year-old son of Id Mohammad from Siraha municipality-4 and Kamaklal Sadaya, 40, from Lahan municipality-19, lost their lives to electric shocks. Mohammad’s son received the electric shock while operating the water-pumping motor.

Critically injured with shock, he was rushed to the provincial hospital in Siraha, where he breathed his last, police said. Likewise, Sadaya was also seriously hurt in an electrocution while charging an electric rickshaw at his home. He died during treatment at a local health facility, police added. Similarly, Afroza Khatun, 30, wife of Sadar Alam from Siraha municipality, was injured with an electric shock while she was operating a water-pumping motor.

She is currently undergoing treatment in the provincial hospital in Siraha. Superintendent of Police (SP) and Chief of the District Police Office, Siraha, Anant Ram Sharma, said that they were investigating the cases. Meanwhile, SP Sharma urged everyone to observe precautions while using electric equipment.