Four die of electrocution in Malda

A civic volunteer, who also worked an electrical mechanic, got electrocuted while carrying out repair works at Nayagram village in Malda district on Friday.

Sources said Kailash Das, 53, was declared dead on arrival at the Malda Medical College and Hospital.

With his death, four persons have died of electrocution in the district in the past 48 hours.

Siddique Sheikh, 60, of Sarafattola village, Tulshi Mondal, 37, of Dakshin Chandpur village, and Haraprasad Bhattacharya, 38, of Narsinghdanga village, lost their lives after they came in contact with a livewire in their respective villages.

The state power department and its agencies should regularly monitor the power distribution cables in the villages to avert such incidents, villagers said.