Cousins electrocuted in Latehar

Latehar: Two cousins were electrocuted at Bajarmari Tola under Aarwadih panchayat in Latehar district on Monday. The incident occurred when they came in contact with a motor pump set wire on a garden premises near their home, police said.

The deceased were identified as Prakash Uraon (25) and Binay Uraon (24), they added.

Sub-inspector of the Bariyatu police station, Rav Kishor Tiwari, said, “The two cousins were sent to the community health centre(CHC) at Balumath, where a doctor declared them dead. The bodies would be sent to the Sadar Hospital, Latehar, for post-mortem examinations.”