Two electrocuted in Jessore, Munshiganj districts
An elderly man died from electrocution in Kashba area of Jessore town on Saturday night.
The deceased is Abdul Jalil, 63, of the area.
Quoting victim's family members, police said Jalil came in contact with an electric wire while plugging on a table fan at his house around 11:30am.
He died instantly on the spot, Officer-in-Charge Illias Hossain of Kotwali Police Station said.
Away in Munshiganj, a youth was electrocuted at Kanaksar village in Louhajang upazila of the district on Saturday night.
The victim, Billal Bepari, 23, son of Mannan Bepari, was a resident of the village.
Shahin Bepari, one of the witnesses of the incident, said Billal came in contact with a snapped electric wire while trying to douse a fire that broke out at his neighbour Amit Kapali's house around 10:00pm.
Sub-inspector Nurul Amin of Louhajang Police Station said none had filed any complaint in this connection as Billal's death was just an accident.
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