Four persons were electrocuted while repairing a motor installed at a tubewell in a village in Haryana's Fatehabad district, a senior police official said today.
The incident took place last evening.
"The four persons, aged 50, 42, 25 and 20 died due to electrocution. They were repairing a motor installed at the tubewell in the fields," Fatehabad's Superintendent of Police, Kuldeep Singh said over phone.
While three of the victims belonged to Hijrawa village in Fatehabad, the fourth victim hailed from Haripura village, he said.
Singh said a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the law and further investigations in the incident were on.
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