Lucknow: Five kanwariyas were electrocuted and as many injured when their vehicle came in contact
with a high-tension overhead wire in the Bhawanpur area here, police said
on Saturday. DM Deepak Meena said the injured are undergoing treatment.
“The accident occurred when the kanwariyas were returning to their village on a vehicle
around 8 pm. Some part of the vehicle touched the high-tension wire overhead,” Meena said adding that 10 people were admitted to hospital of which
five died during treatment. Enraged villagers staged a protest. Additional force has been deployed to avoid any untoward incident, the police said
