2 construction workers electrocuted to death in Rajshahi

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RAJSHAHI, July 13, 2020 (BSS)- Two construction workers were electrocuted to death in Guljarbag area under Kasiadanga Police Station in the city today.

According to police and local , the deceased were identified as Mohan Ali, 30, son of Monsur Ali and Ahammad Ali, 25, son of Arzad Ali.

Abbas Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Kasiadanga Police Station, said the workers sustained severe shock injuries by a live electric wire while setting an iron grill in a house in the area around 2.30 pm.

They were immediately rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the attending doctors declared them dead after a few minutes of admission.

A case of unnatural death was recorded with the police station in this connection, the police officer added.

Another baby identified as Shakil Hossain, 7, son of Rejaul Islam, was killed when a speeding motorbike ran over him while he was crossing the road in Kasiadanga area in the city this noon, the police officer also said.