Suspected thief killed in transformer explosion

A suspected thief was killed and another injured as an electricity transformer exploded while they were trying to remove it from an electricity pole in Faridpur's Yusubpur village early yesterday.

Locals caught another suspect of around 16 years of age and handed him over to police.

Deceased Shakil Sheikh, 22, was a resident of Yusubpur village.

According to locals, the explosion left Shakil dead on the spot and Majnu Sheikh, 25, injured.

Suvas Chandra Baroi, station manager of Faridpur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said fire service rescuers rushed to the spot and recovered the body which was hanging from the electricity pole.

The body was sent to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College in Faridpur for an autopsy.

Injured Majnu, a resident of Hogladangi village in the district, was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital.