Two electrocuted in Natore

NATORE, May 10 (UNB): Two people were electrocuted in Natore on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Ratan Ali, 32, a resident of Hamlaikola village, and Milon Hossain, 28, of the Khacchop Bazar area in Gurudaspur upazila.

Mizanur Rahman Suja, Biaghat Union Parishad chairman, confirmed the deaths of the two locals on Tuesday.

"Ratan was electrocuted while trying to plug an electrical line in his litchi orchard," he said. "Milon, on the other hand, got an electric shock while repairing a paddy harvesting machine at a shop in Singra upazila. He died on the spot," Mizanur said.