Two persons of a family in Puri district were killed due to electrocution on Friday after they came in contact with a high-voltage wire while cutting a tree that had fallen over the wire due to the cyclone Phailin.
They were identified as Fakir Khatei (30) and Gaya Khatei (40) of Badalpur village under Kanas police Station limits. Fakir was a teacher in Delang High School, while Gaya was a driver. After the incident, they were rushed to the Capital Hospital here but were declared dead by the doctors.
Kin of the deceased, who were along with the bodies, informed that the duo was cleaning tree branches that had fallen on a high-voltage wire in their locality. Though they had informed to the electricity officials to shut down the power supply, somehow due to communication gap, the officials restored power on the wire that led to the mishap. Meanwhile, police have registered a case of unnatural death.