Two Men Die of Electrocution in Chhattisgarh's Korba District

Korba ( Chhattisgarh ): Two persons died of electrocution when they came in contact with a live wire in Chhattisgarh 's Korba district, police said on Tuesday .

The victims were on the Tapra-Bela village route under the Balco police station limits on Monday night, an official said.

He said the men were passing through a narrow street on their two-wheeler when it touched an 11KV powerline hanging on the ground .

Narayan Kanwar (35) and Tikeshwar Rathiya (32) were returning to their homes in Bela village after fishing, the official said.

The bodies were handed over to their families after post-mortem, and a case has been registered against unidentified persons, he said.

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