Ludhiana, July 3
A couple died of snakebite in a village on the outskirts of the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road here, police said on Monday.
Sushil (38) and his wife Lalitha Devi (35) were bitten by a snake while they were sleeping in their house on Sunday night, they said.
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However, their two-and-half-year-old son, who was also sleeping with them, escaped unharmed, police said.
The couple, a native of Uttar Pradesh, worked as labourers in a dairy unit here and had come to Ludhiana a fortnight ago, they said.
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