Published on 12:00 AM, August 18, 2007

2 electrocuted in Barisal

Two people were electrocuted in BSCIC Industrial Area in Barisal on Thursday night as they came in contact with live electric wires.
Police sources said some wire-cutting tools were found beside with the bodies.
Estate Manager of BSCIC Govinda Chandra Sarker alleged they might have tried to steal electric wires, but died when they came in contact with the 11000V wires.
The identities of the dead could not be known immediately.
Police sent the bodies to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital for autopsy.