Katihar, April 18 -- A couple died after coming into contact with a live electric wire in Katihar district today.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Vinod Kumar said here that the incident took place in the Manihari police station area, where residents of Narayanpur Panchayat's Chikni village, Ranjan Thakur and his wife Ranjana Devi, had gone to irrigate their field.
During the process, both reportedly came in contact with an electric wire installed in the field and suffered severe electric shock.
They were rushed to the Manihari sub-divisional hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
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