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Two electrocuted during immersion procession in Bihar

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Press Trust of India Saharsa
Two teenaged boys were electrocuted and six others sufferred burn injuries when they came in contact with a live wire during immersion of goddess Durga at Barsan in this district of Bihar, police said today.

The incident occurred when eight people of the immerson procession on tractor-trollies came in contact with a high tension live wire late last night.

Shambhu Sharma (18) and Vikash Sharma (17) died on the spot. The injured were admitted to hospital, they said.

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First Published: Oct 23 2015 | 12:28 PM IST

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