Ranchi, Oct 29 An elderly man and his daughter-in-law died on Thursday after coming into contact with a snapped high-tension wire in Jharkhand’s Godda district, a police official said.
The incident took place in Amarpur Bahiyar area within Town police station limits when the man was heading to a field to graze his goats.
The deceased have been identified as Kanhai Mandal (65) and Putul Devi (40).
“Mandal was heading towards a field to graze his goats when he suddenly came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire that had snapped and fallen to the ground,” Town police station in-charge Shivdayal Singh said, adding that Devi also touched the wire when she tried to rescue her father-in-law.
“Both bodies have been sent to Godda Sadar Hospital for post-mortem examination. An investigation has been initiated in connection with the case,” Singh said.
(PTI News)
