Tragic Electrocution: Five Kanwar Yatra Pilgrims Dead in Jharkhand

Five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, including two minors, were electrocuted in Jharkhand's Latehar district after their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire. Three others sustained injuries. The incident occurred at around 3 am in the Tam Tam Tola region of the Balumath police station area. Four victims have been identified.

In a tragic incident, five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, including two minors, were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Thursday morning. Their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, according to police reports.

Three other pilgrims sustained injuries in the accident that took place at around 3 am in the Tam Tam Tola area under Balumath police station jurisdiction. The pilgrims were returning from the Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar when their vehicle collided with an electricity pole.

'A high-tension overhead wire fell on their vehicle. Five people were killed, and three others injured,' Balumath sub-divisional police officer Ashutosh Kumar Satyam informed PTI. Officials have identified four of the five deceased as Rangili Kumari (12), Anjali Kumari (15), Dileep Oraon (29), and Sabita Devi (30).

(With inputs from agencies.)