Engineer, dad die of electrocution in West Bengal

HOWRAH: A 23-year old mechanical engineer and his 58-year old father died due to electrocution at Ichhapore in Jagachha, Howrah on Tuesday around 10 am while it was raining heavily. The duo was on their factory premises when the accident happened, which is adjacent to their home.
Cops said that their factory was under water. "As Sailen Hazra tried to switch on a machine he was electrocuted. Alarmed by Sailen's cry, his son Swapnil, who was close by, tried to pull his father and as he touched his father, he was also electrocuted," said police. The two were declared brought dead when they were taken to a local nursing home and later the bodies were sent to Howrah hospital for autopsy.
Locals claimed that the area often gets waterlogged even if there is little rain. Sujay Chakraborty, chairman of Howrah Municipal Corporation, said the locals dumped plastic bottles in the drains, for which the HMC was trying to create awareness.