Man & nephew operating pump to spray pesticides electrocuted in Miraj field
Kolhapur: A 26-year-old man and his nephew (15) were electrocuted while operating a pump to spray pesticides on a brinjal crop in Arag village of Miraj tehsil, Sangli district, on Friday afternoon.
Police identified deceased as Vishal Pandurang Male, the uncle, and Atharva Ravindra Mali. According to inspector Somnath Mali of the Miraj Rural police, both came into contact with a live wire connected to the pump.
“They were rushed to the hospital at Miraj Medical College, but doctors declared them dead before treatment,” the officer said.
“They were rushed to the hospital at Miraj Medical College, but doctors declared them dead before treatment,” the officer said.
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