29-Sep-2024 08:41 PM
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Sangli, Sep 29 (Reporter) In an unfortunate incident, three members of a family, including the duo of father and son, died of an electric shock on the spot and another one was seriously injured after they touched a live electric wire that had fallen in their field at Mhaishal village in Miraj tehsil of the district on Sunday.
Four members of a family were working in their field in Sutarkimal area of Mhaishal village this morning, when one Parasnath Vanmore (40) accidentally touched the electric wire that had snapped and fallen in their field.
He died on the spot after getting a severe electric shock. Then his younger son Shahiraj (12) came near him along with a family member Pradip Shrikrishna Vanmore (35), who also died of electrocution, police said.
Then, a fourth member of the family Hemant Vanmore (15), elder son of Parasnath, came to see what's going on, but he also got an electric shock and was injured.
He was admitted to government hospital at Miraj for treatment.
Further investigation is under way, sources added...////...