Couple electrocuted to death in Khulna

A couple died of electrocution in their rented house in the South Tutpara area of Khulna city on Thursday, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Khan Mohammad Shaon, 35, and his wife Jannat Begum, 26 of the area. They are survived by their four-year-old daughter.

Hasan Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Khulna police station, said the couple took the house on rent barely four months back.

Around 11:30am, local people spotted the duo holding an iron rod in the balcony of their house and immediately alerted the cops. Later, firemen recovered the bodies.

Police and firefighters suspect that the couple died after coming in contact with a live electric wire in the balcony during a quarrel.