Couple electrocuted in Shariatpur

A man and his wife died after being electrocuted at Baliakandi village in Jajira upazila of the district of Shariatpur on Saturday morning.

The victims were Idris Khan, 65, and his wife Shefali Begum, 60, residents of the same village.

Police said Idris Khan recently installed an electric trap using a wire to protect his maize field from wild animals, especially porcupines.

Idris Khan and his wife went to the field around 8 am this morning without disconnecting the electric line. As such, Idris Khan was first electrocuted and he fell on the ground. While trying to protect her husband, Shefali Begum was also electrocuted and died on the spot.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Padma Bridge South Police Station Akram Hossain confirmed the matter.