3 electrocuted, 2 injured in Prayagraj, Pratapgarh

Prayagraj: Three persons including a couple were electrocuted and two others sustained serious injuries after they came in contact with high-tension wire lines in separate incidents reported in Prayagraj and Pratapgarh districts in the past 48 hours.
In the first case reported from Khiri police station of Prayagraj district, a 40-year-old man identified as Jagatnarayan, a resident of Kharka was electrocuted.Two other persons identified as Laxman and Rajbhan sustained injuries when they came in contact with a high-voltage live wire in the village on Tuesday morning. Villagers alleged that laxity on the part of the power department led to the incident as they had not removed the ill-fated high-tension wires. The incident took place when the couple had gone to water their field and came in contact with a high-tension wire.
In the second case reported from neighbouring Pratapgarh district, a man named Ram Lakhan (40)and his wife Gayatri Devi (38) were electrocuted at their field at Handoor in Piprahan Ka Purva village under Lalganj police station on Monday morning. The incident took place when the couple had gone to water their field and came in contact with a high-tension wire. When the couple did not return to their house, other family members rushed to the field and found them lying unconscious. They brought them to the nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead.
The family had on Monday evening refused to perform the last rite of the couple alleging that laxity of the power department had claimed their lives. The family members agreed for the last rite of the couple when officials of local administration assured to give compensation and action against errant employees. The couple were parents to five children.