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Brothers electrocuted to death in UP

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Press Trust of India Varanasi
Two cousin brothers were allegedly electrocuted to death today while they were working in their agriculture field in Nayapur village here.

The victims identified as Lal Bahadur (35) and Munna Lal (38), got electrocuted when a live high tension wire fell in their field at Nayapur village under Mirzamurad police staion here this morning, Station Officer of Mirzamurad police station, S K Chaurasia said.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem, he said.

On the basis of complaint by victims' family members, an FIR has been registered against unidentified employees of the electricity department, police added.

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First Published: Sep 21 2015 | 7:42 PM IST

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