Jaipur, Oct 22 A couple and over a dozen livestock died from electrocution after a high-tension power line snapped and fell on an animal enclosure in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Thursday, police said.
Following the incident, angry family members and villagers staged a protest demanding action.
The incident occurred in Kheepsar village under Nagana police station area.
The deceased have been identified as Rawataram (45) and his wife Veero Devi (41), Baytu Deputy Superintendent of Police Deependra Saini said.
According to police, the couple was working in their field when a high-tension wire passing overhead snapped and fell on an enclosure where sheep and goats were tied.
Seeing the animals being electrocuted, Rawataram rushed to rescue them but suffered an electric shock when he touched the iron fence of the enclosure.
His wife rushed to save him and was electrocuted. All animals died in the incident, police said.
Local residents subsequently contacted authorities to get the power supply disconnected.
The couple is survived by two sons and a daughter, police said.
(PTI News)
