Jagatsinghpur: In a heart-wrenching incident, two men died of electrocution while ploughing paddy field at Benukhanda village under the Jagatsinghpur Sadar Police station limits today.The deceased have been identified as Sagar Bhoi and Ajay Kumar Sahu.As informed by sources, Sagar and Ajay came across a live electric wire while they were busy in ploughing a paddy field this morning.Both of them were rescued and rushed to the Jagatsinghpur District Headquarter Hospital (DHH) for treatment. But unfortunately both of them were declared dead by the doctors.Irked over the deaths of Sagar and Ajay, their family members with the support of some locals staged a road blockade infront of the office of the Jagatsinghpur Municipality with their bodies alleging that they were electrocuted to death due to the negligence of the staff of the local energy department. They also demanded adequate compensation for the next kin of the two deceased men.As tension prevailed on the spot and several vehicles were stranded due to the road blockade, the local police reached the spot to bring situation under control.The local Tehsildar along with the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) also arrived at scene and are taking stock of the situation and are trying to pacify the angry protesters by holding discussion with them.
Two men die of electrocution while ploughing paddy field, families block road with bodies
