AGRA: A 46-year-old man and his septuagenarian mother were electrocuted in Etah district on Tuesday morning. The incident took place in Nagla Mangli village of Jaitra police jurisdiction.
The victims were identified as Indraveer and his mother Rambeti (76).
According to the police, Indraveer was taking his cattle for grazing when one of the bovine separated from the herd and went toward an electric pole, where the harness of cattle got stuck around the pole.
“When Indraveer went to release the cattle, he was electrocuted. Seeing his son lying unconscious near the electric pole, Rambeti went to rescue him, but she, too, was electrocuted,” said Jaitra police.