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Electrocution leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in Kishoreganj

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Three people including two cousins died by electrocution and three others were injured in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj on Friday, said police.

The deceased were identified as Deb Lal, 15, his cousin Milon Lal, 30, of the upazila and Mobarak Hossain, 25, of Sunamganj. The injured are Abdullah, Sunny and Akash.

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The six people were electrocuted while moving an electric pole on a road in the municipality of the upazila this noon, said Md Golam Mostafa, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhairab police station.

Later, the locals rushed them to the Bhairab Upazila Health Complex where the doctor declared the three dead on arrival, said the OC.

Source: United News of Bangladesh