In a tragic incident, three people, including a child, were electrocuted when a high powered electric wire fell on them on Saturday at Mujaria area of Badaun district.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dalbir Singh said that the accident occurred at Nasirpur Ghonsu village where Abdul Salam (45) and his cousin Shabab Mia (40) were working on their fields. Both of them died on the spot along with their four-year-old grandson, who was playing nearby. later, the villagers demonstrated along with the bodies and alleged that several times the wire had broken in the past but the power department officials are yet to take any cognizance. local Samajwadi Party, MP, Dharmendra Yadav has assured to provide compensation to the family of the deceased.
Meanwhile, son of a former village pradhan was found murdered with his body was recovered from a crop field in Aligarh on Sunday morning. According to reports, the victim identified as Raju Tahkur (35) of Bhura Kisangarhi village under Gandhi Park police station was missing from his house since Saturday. While he was being searched, some villagers saw his body in a field outside the village. The police said the miscreants had slit victim’s throat with some sharp weapon and had dumped his body there. Blood stains were found at the crime scene and it seemed that he was killed at the same place. The police sent the body for post mortem and further investigations are on.