One dead, another critical in electrocution incident in Odisha

In a tragic incident, one person was killed and another was critically injured in electrocution near the Ghasipura bypass road in Keonjhar on Monday.

As per reports, the mishap occurred while workers were unloading goods from a truck at an online company’s warehouse. During the process, they reportedly came into contact with an exposed transformer.

The deceased has been identified as Sushant Das, a resident of Mangalpur village. Kabindra Das, who sustained grievous injuries, has been admitted to Anandpur Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment.

Earlier in April this year, a woman and her son were electrocuted to death at Turchi village under Rampur police station in Madanpur of Kalahandi district.

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The woman was laying wet clothes over a wire to dry outside her house premises. Unbeknownst to her, live electric current was flowing through that same stretch of wire, and she reportedly came in contact with an exposed region of it, receiving a major shock.

Hearing her wails, her son, aged 30, rushed to her aid but tried to remove her from the spot using his hands, causing him to be electrocuted as well. The shock proved fatal, and the duo died on the spot.