Uttar Pradesh: 3 electrocuted in Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR: Three persons were electrocuted and two others sustained burn injuries after coming in contact with a high tension wire here on Thursday, police said.
The incident occurred at around 11.30 am when the group was installing an iron grill on the terrace of an under construction house in Gas Godam Gali in Cant area, they said.
Divakar Pandey alias Ramu Pandey, Shiv Prasad and Dhanesh died while Ajay Kumar and Irshad sustained injuries, SHO Cant, Ravi Rai told reporters.
The owner of the house owner, Om Prakash Pandey, said that the grill somehow slipped from the hands of the workers and touched a high tension wire nearby.
Taking note of the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of the deceased and asked authorities to provide proper treatment to the injured.