Two die in roof collapse

Sonepat, July 17

Two persons were killed after the roof of a poultry farm at Kailana village in the district collapsed in the wee hours on Wednesday due to heavy rain.

The victims — poultry farm owner Naveen and Dilshad, a labourer — were sleeping in the farmhouse when its roof collapsed on them. Dilshad was found dead by the villagers who rushed to the farmhouse after the incident. Naveen succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital.

The police said the bodies of the victims had been sent to the civil hospital in Sonepat for a post-mortem examination. — OC