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Six victims of the incident were transported by the police to Hailakandi Civil Hospital, where four of them were pronounced dead by medical staff.
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color:#252525">Digital Desk: Four people, including a 4-year-old child, were
tragically electrocuted on Sunday night in the Hailakandi area of Assam.
color:#252525">Police said that the little victim first touched a live
electrical wire that had fallen to the ground. In their haste to save the
youngster, the child's parents and neighbours were electrocuted as well.
color:#252525">"The child was playing with chicks at 6 o'clock when he
unintentionally touched the wire. In their haste to save him, his parents and a
couple of his neighbours also fell unconscious from shock. The line was quickly
removed after we notified the electrical department, according to a local
homeowner.
color:#252525">According to the residents, a large branch of a tree fell on an
electric line as a result of bad weather, and a live wire fell to the ground.
color:#252525">Six victims of the incident were transported by the police to
Hailakandi Civil Hospital, where four of them were pronounced dead by medical
staff.
color:#252525">Two of the injured are still receiving care, according to
Chinglen Singha of the Bilaipur police outpost, while the corpses of the
deceased have been submitted for a postmortem.
color:#252525">Locals claim that the toddler touched a live electric line, but
we must conduct a postmortem to verify this. We'll learn more from those two
who are currently receiving therapy," Singha added.
color:#252525"> The deceased have been named as Sufiyan Ahmed Sheikh (40),
Husnara Begum Sheikh (30), Jahid Hussain Sheikh (23) and a 4-year-old child.
color:#252525">The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti of Hailakandi urged that the
families receive proper compensation.
color:#252525">According to representatives of the District Disaster Management
Authority (DDMA), if the energy department was at fault, the families would
receive compensation.
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