Chandrapur: A couple was electrocuted due to a farm fence near Ghugus on Saturday night. No arrests were made as the post mortem report is awaited, said SDPO Sheelwant Nandedkar.
Sonba Bandurkar’s farm is on the outskirts of Ghugus village. He electrified his fence to protect his crops from wild animals. Victims Sandesh Takkala (30) and his wife Umeshwari (28) from Shantinagar ward tried to creep underneath the fence and got electrocuted. The couple is survived by two small kids.
The bodies were recovered on Sunday morning. Inspector Rahul Gangurde and his team completed the initial investigation. A large crowd had gathered at the spot.
Congress’s Raju Reddy and other locals demanded Rs50 lakh compensation from the farm owner. After negotiations, the owner agreed to deposit Rs4 lakh each in the name of both the kids of the deceased couple and Rs1 lakh for their last rites.
It’s still uncertain as to why the couple was trying to creep into the farm.