Two labourers electrocuted to death in UP's Ballia district

Ballia (UP), Sep 12 (PTI) Two laborers working at an under-construction building in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district died due to an electric shock on Wednesday, police said.

Munna Gaur (40) and Ramji Dhannu (22) were carrying out construction work of a building when the beam they were holding in their hands touched an overhead high tension wire, police said.

Both fell into a pit and died on the spot, they said, adding that the bodies were sent for postmortem.