Phagwara, April 19 -- Two migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh were electrocuted while extracting honey from a bee hive on a tree when their iron stair touched a live electric wire passing near the tree.
Both the migrant labourers died instantly.
They had sought permission for climbing the tree from the school principal as the tree was located within the premises of a school
The school management handed over the bodies to police.
SSP Kapurthala Gaurav Toora and DSP Karandeep Singh confirmed the incident and identified the dead as Sachin (35) and Dinesh (40), both residents of Uttar Pradesh.
School Principal Madhu Sengar said permission was given to the two migrant labourers for removal of the bee hives from the trees falling within the s...