Three persons, including a man and his wife, were electrocuted while working in their field in Sarkada village in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Daman Kanwar (38), his wife Arin Bai (35) and his nephew Om Kanwar (28), all residents of Sarkada village in the Pandurang police station limits, police said.
“The incident happened between 11:00 and 12:00 at noon when all three were working,” Thana In-charge Pandurang Basant Baghel said.
A live wire of the pump house broke and passed electric current in the field where Daman and Om were working. They were electrocuted.
Arin Bai saw the two collapse and tried to help them and she too was electrocuted, the officer said. People who heard their screams called the electricity department employees who disconnected the wire.
Police have registered a case and are investigating it, the officer said.