NEW DELHI: Three people were electrocuted to death and three others sustained burns after a spectators’ tent touched a high-tension power line during a kabaddi match in Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday night in Ravaswahi village, under the Baderajpur development block, while a kabaddi match was in progress, a police official said.
A sudden storm caused an 11-kV power line to come into contact with the iron pole of a tent erected for spectators, delivering electric shocks to several people, he added.
Local villagers rushed six of the affected individuals to a hospital in Vishrampuri, where three were declared dead.
Two of the remaining injured were later shifted to an advanced medical facility due to the critical nature of their condition, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Satish Netam, a player who was also among the spectators, Shyamlal Netam, and Sunil Shori, all residents of nearby villages, he added.
Further investigations into the incident are ongoing, the official said.
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