Electrocution News
Six people died and 15 others were injured as a Rath caught fire after coming in contact with a high-tension wire in Tripura's Unakoti district
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the efforts of Bandipur Tiger Reserve staff for their timely efforts to save a female elephant who got electrocuted.
According to NCRB, over 1 lakh people died due to electrocution between 2011 and 2020.
Both the state and centre governments have conveyed their condolences to the victims' families, and both have announced compensation pakages, according to ANI's report.
Eleven people were electrocuted and 15 others sustained injuries as a temple chariot procession came into contact with a high tension transmission line in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur.
The incident took place when the Appar temple chariot procession was underway, the PTI news agency reported.
The boy was cutting a tree when the incident took place in Bhadod village under Sijheda police station limits.
The victims were rushed to a local hospital and an investigation into the matter has been launched.
The 25-year-old was spotted by locals lying unconscious and was taken to the nearby Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
According to experts, while shooting is risky and poisoning often harms cattle, leading to an uproar from the villagers, electrocution is a silent way that mostly goes undetected.
Five persons were electrocuted to death when a tandoor with iron angles came in contact with a high tension electricity line near Jaipur late Friday night, police said.
As per reports, 13 tigers have died in two national parks in MP and the reasons behind this are electrocution, poisoning, diseases etc.
At least six persons were electrocuted and over 20 injured when a bus came in contact with a live wire in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Tuesday.
Fifty-eight Iraqis died of electrocution during heavy rains and flooding last week, the health ministry said today, illustrating the dangers posed by the country's dilapidated infrastructure.
Three youth died of electrocution while another was injured during Ganesh immersion procession in Telangana's Adilabad district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
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