Wild elephant electrocuted in MP; 12th death in few days
This marks the 12th pachyderm death in the state within a few days.
This marks the 12th pachyderm death in the state within a few days.
Three elephants were allegedly electrocuted after coming in contact with live wire traps laid by poachers in forest areas of Odisha’s Sambalpur district, a senior forest official said on Monday.
According to the police, a preliminary probe into the incident suggests that the woman, her father, and two children, got electrocuted at a flour mill in the Barmer district.
The deceased were identified as Muneeb, 25, Abrar, 19, and Rihan, 18, the SP said, adding the bodies were handed over to the families after postmortem.
Five Kanwariya were electrocuted to death while five others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with an 11kv power live near a village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district on Saturday evening, officials said.
On Sunday in Delhi, Sakshi Ahuja a resident of Preet Vihar in Delhi, was electrocuted to death after touching an electric pole while attempting to cross a flooded road.
The Central Electricity Authority of India has been asked to inspect the spot where a woman teacher died of electrocution at the New Delhi Railway Station complex, a Delhi Police official said on Monday.
The victim is identified as Sakshi Ahuja who was accompanied by her husband at the time of the incident.
Bodies have been shifted to the mortuary for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered in this regard at the police station of Bawana. Further investigation is on.
The three labourers Tarini Ghosh, 31 and Pradip Das, 45 and Litan Das, 37 are said to have come in contact with a live wire while installing the hoarding.
