Two people were electrocuted and eight others injured while attempting to reconnect electricity during the inauguration of a shop in Rangpur's Kaunia upazila recently.
The deceased were identified as Shahabuddin Ahmed, 45, of Pirgachha upazila, and Shariful Islam, 38, from Baluya area in Mithapukur upazila, said Abdul Latif Shah, officer-in-charge of Kaunia Police Station.
The incident took place in Sahabaz Amtola area of Balapara union when Nazar Ali, a local businessman, had organized a gathering to mark the opening of his new fertilizer shop. During the event, the electricity supply to the shop was abruptly cut off. While trying to restore the power connection, multiple individuals received electric shocks.
Locals rushed the injured to Kaunia Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Shahabuddin and Shariful dead upon arrival.
