3 of family electrocuted after iron rod touches high-tension wire
Jhansi, Oct. 9 -- In a tragic incident, a 27-year-old man, his mother and grandmother were killed after coming in contact with 11,000 kV high-tension wire here on Wednesday early morning.
The unfortunate incident took place in Azadpur area of the city under Prem Nagar police station. Praveen Sahu was doing some cleaning work in the balcony of his three-storey house and took out an iron rod which accidentally came in contact with the high-tension electric wire running in front of the house.
Praveen got severely electrocuted and, in a bid to save him, his mother Ranjana, 50, rushed and cried for help. She too got electrocuted. Praveen's 75-year-old grandmother Vimla also rushed to help the duo and got electrocuted.
All the three were rushed to the Jhansi medical college where they died during treatment. Confirming the deaths, SSP Jhansi BBGTS Murthy said that all the three victims met with the unfortunate accidental death due to electrocution.
Meanwhile, there was a gloomy situation at Praveen's house while his father Dayashankar and younger brother Harshit were speechless by the loss of three lives. The entire neighbourhood was reeling under unusual silence. The deceased and his father have been running a grocery shop....
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