4 killed due to electrocution during Muharram preparation in Jharkhand

Bokaro, July 29

Four people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday morning as they came in contact with a high-tension wire while preparing for a Muharram procession in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, police said.

The incident occurred at Khetko village under the Petarwar police station limits, around 80 km from the state capital Ranchi, when the pole of their religious flag came in contact with a live wire, Bokaro Superintendent of Police Priyadarshi Alok said.

“The incident occurred around 6 am on Saturday while they were preparing for a Muharram procession. They were carrying a religious flag and its pole was made of iron. It somehow came in contact with a high-tension electric wire of 11,000 volts,” the SP told PTI.

All the injured people were taken to a nearby hospital, he said.

Eight of them were referred to the Bokaro General Hospital where four succumbed to their injuries and the condition of three was said to be critical, the officer added.