Panchagarh Correspondent : 3 people have died after being electrocuted in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila. At the same time, another person has been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.
The accident occurred while working in a corn field in Fakirerhat area of Dhakmara Union of Sadar on Wednesday (June 4) morning.
Police and locals said that a group of 11 people were working to pick corn in the corn field of Rabiul Islam, a resident of the same village, in the morning. 4 people were divided among them. At that time, Jamidul (18), Shahin (40), Rabbani (30) and Joy (22) were accidentally electrocuted by an electric wire that had already been torn off and was lying on the ground. They were electrocuted. Among them,
College student Jamidul Islam died at the scene, but the rest were quickly rescued with the help of locals and taken to Panchagarh Modern Sadar Hospital. The hospital’s on-duty doctor declared Shahin and Rabbani dead by the van driver. It is learnt that the injured Joy has been taken to Rangpur Medical College for advanced treatment.
The deceased are Jamidul, son of Sapijul Islam, Shahin, son of Liaqat Ali, and Rabbani, son of Shafiul Islam, of Benghadi Para village in Dhakmara union of Sadar upazila.
Locals complained that despite repeated requests to the Rural Electricity Office to repair the abandoned and dilapidated cable lines in the area, they did not come to any avail. The locals said that the accident happened today due to their negligence.
Jamidul’s elder brother Joy said that 14 of us were working together to harvest corn. There, a rural electricity line was connected to the abandoned PDB line. The day before the incident, there was no electricity in that area until approximately 8 am due to a storm. When the electricity came around approximately 9 am, it was connected to the two wires and the PDB wire was hanging on the rain-soaked ground, which caused it to get electrified. This incident happened immediately.
Jalal Uddin of the same area said that the PDB line had been hanging on the pole in an abandoned state for a long time, and the rural electricity line was connected to it. Despite repeated requests to the authorities to resolve the issue of connecting the two lines, they were not concerned. The locals alleged that this incident happened due to the negligence of the electricity authorities.
Panchagarh Modern Sadar Hospital RMO, Abul Kashem,
says, two of the three were found dead after being electrocuted, one was seriously ill and has been sent to Rangpur Medical Hospital for advanced treatment.
Panchagarh Sadar Police Station OC Abdullah Hill Zaman confirmed the death of the three and said that the incident is under investigation, but if the family receives a complaint, legal action will be taken subject to investigation.
