Four of a family electrocuted, killed

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Four members of a family were killed by electrocution at Shilmudi village in Bajra union of Sonaimuri upazila on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Abdur Rahim, Sumon (26), Md Jewel (18) and Yusuf (48).

Bajra Union Parishad chairman Miron Aur Rashid said Abdur Rahim, a resident of the local Shaheed Maulana's house in Shilmudi village, fell into a paddy field next to his house on Friday evening and got electrocuted when he touched an electricity pole.

When the three others stepped forward to rescue him, they too got electrocuted one by one. The locals later rescued the four and brought them to the health complex of Bajra upazila where the on-duty doctor declared them dead.

The officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonaimuri police station Mohammad Touhidul Islam confirmed the matter to the media, adding that the family has applied to the district magistrate for burial the body without an autopsy.