VARANASI, May 22 -- Four people, including a police constable, died and three others suffered serious burn injuries after a bamboo pole they were erecting for the Kashidas Baba pooja in Narwar village, Ghazipur district, came into contact with an overhead high-tension power line on Wednesday, police said.

A police officer stated that according to Panthi Surendra Yadav, preparations for the worship of Baba Kashidas were underway outside his house in Narwar village. A pavilion had been set up using banana stems and bamboo. A religious flag and mango leaves were tied to the top of a long bamboo pole, which was being erected when it accidentally touched the 400 KVA transmission line overhead.

Seven people holding the bamboo suffered serious...