Two die in Kolkata's Shibpur after touching lamp post

HOWRAH: Two youths were electrocuted after they touched a lamp post while walking along the road beside Botanic Garden, Shibpur on Thursday afternoon. The duo was taken to Howrah State General Hospital where doctors declared them “dead on arrival”. They were identified as Suman Sharma and Srikanta Das.
Witnesses said the road was waterlogged. Just outside a government housing complex, both touched a lamppost. After that, the two suddenly fell on the road. Cops and a team from CESC reached the spot after being informed by locals. A senior officer said there was a possible short circuit in the lamppost amid heavy rain.
Botanic Garden Morning Walkers’ Associaton secretary Taposh Das said, “We demand stern action against the CESC employees responsible for the deaths.”
CESC officials said they were investigating it. “There have been two unfortunate deaths. An electricity pole was involved. The street where the incident happened was waterlogged. We have switched off supply to other poles in streets that are similarly waterlogged,” an official said.