Elderly woman electrocuted

An elderly woman has died from electrocution in Patkekghata upazila of Satkhira.

The deceased was Aaijan Bibi, 60, lived in Toilkupi village in the upazila.

Locals said Ayjan Bibi was cutting mango tree branches on Monday noon with a heaver when it suddenly came in contact with a live electric wire and got electrified.

The incident left the woman dead on the spot, said officer-in-charge of Patkelghata police station Rezaul Islam.