GORAKHPUR, May 25 -- Four people, including an Army jawan and a diploma pharmacy student, died of electrocution in two separate incidents in Deoria and Gorakhpur. Additionally, five others sustained injuries-two of them critically-and are undergoing treatment at Maharishi Devraha Baba Medical College, Deoria.

The first incident occurred on Friday evening in Januna village under the jurisdiction of Lar Police Station in Deoria district. Three youths, including two cousins and an Army jawan, died when an iron rod accidentally came into contact with a live electric wire while they were installing a tin shed for cattle. The shed became electrified, resulting in a fatal shock.

The deceased have been identified as Monu Pandey (an Army jawan),...