Ludhiana, Feb. 12 -- Two young workers, including a minor, lost their lives after being electrocuted by high-voltage power lines near Sua Road, Ludhiana. The victims, 16-year-old boy from Makkar Colony and 20-year-old Imam Hussain from Dhandari Khurd, were working at a shoe shop when the accident occurred.

The 16-year-old boy was electrocuted while lifting a flex board which had fallen outside the shop, while Hussain was electrocuted when he came to his rescue.

According to the police, the incident took place when a flex board outside the shop fell and came in contact with high-voltage electrical wires passing nearby. The teen attempted to lift the fallen board but was immediately electrocuted. Hussain, seeing him in trouble, rushed to ...