Feni: A man was electrocuted in Daganbhuiyan upazila of the district after coming into contact with a leaking electric wire beside his house. The deceased, Md Ershad, 36, was a fruit vendor from Tajul Saheber Bari in Ramnagar union of the upazila.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Ershad was irrigating a small pond near his house using an electric pump. A leak in the pump’s electric wire caused him to come into contact with electricity, resulting in electrocution, as confirmed by Officer-in-Charge of Daganbhuiyan Police Station Mohammad Wahid Pervej.
Family members found him lying on the spot and rushed him to Daganbhuiyan Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.