Power theft claims three lives in Tripura

By IANS,

Agartala : Stealing power proved costly for three youth in a Tripura village when they got electrocuted in the act, police said here Wednesday.


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“Three youths, aged 24-25 years, died on the spot Tuesday night when they came into contact with live electric wires. The youths were trying to take electricity illegally from an overhead line for a puja pandal at Bishalgarh, 25 km south of here,” a police spokesman told reporters here.

After the incident, villagers reported the matter to police, who immediately rushed to the spot and sent the bodies to Bishalgarh hospital for autopsy.

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