Odia couple dies after coming in contact with live wire in Chhattisgarh

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): In a tragic incident, an Odia couple residing in Chhattisgarh died after coming in contact with live wire on Sunday.The deceased couple has been identified as Duryodhan Mahanta and wife Bharti Mahanta, a native of Ragadasahi under Kamkhayanagar Panchayat of Dhenkanal district.As per reports, Bharti was drying clothes when she came in contact with a live wire and in order to save her Duryodhan also got electrocuted. Following which, both of them fell down.The locals rescued both of them and rushed them to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, where the doctors declared them both dead.Duryodhan Mahanta was working as a driver in Chhattisgarh.