Three people including a father and his son died after being electrocuted in Ulipur and Rajarhat upazilas respectively of Kurigram on Sunday.
The deceased were Abu Taher, 55 and his son Rasel Mia, 17, of Lalmasjid area under Daldaliya union parishad (UP) of the Ulipur upazila and one autorickshaw driver Azad Ali, 55, a resident of Khitabgao Purbotari village under Gharialdanga union of the Rajarhat upazila.
Daldaliya UP Chairman Liakat Ali said Rasel was working on the household electric board in the evening when he accidentally got electrocuted and screamed for help. His father rushed to save him but the both were electrocuted and died on the spot around 7pm.
Ulipur police station’s Officer-in-Charge Golam Mortuza said being informed a team was sent for investigation.
Moreover, three-wheeler driver Azad was electrocuted while charging his vehicle at his house, leaving him critically injured.
The family members rushed him to Rajarhat Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead, as confirmed by Residential Medical Officer Dr Ahsanul Karim.
