Couple electrocuted in Dhaka

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Published : 18:53, Oct 19, 2019 | Updated : 18:55, Oct 19, 2019

Representational imageA man and his spouse have been electrocuted at their house in Dhaka's Jatrabari area.
The incident took place on Saturday (Oct 19).
The deceased are Jahangir Alam, 50, a resident of Pirojpur, and Aklima Begum, 37. They lived in a rented tin-shed house located on Konapara Alamin Road.
Jatrabari police SI Laizu said Jahangir came into contact with a live electric wire around 5am, when he went to bathe in the bathroom.
His wife Aklima also suffered electric shock as she tried to save Jahangir, she said.
Jahangir, a mason by profession, was brought to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where the on-duty physician declared him dead around 6am, she said.
As relatives of the deceased thought, Aklima was not in a critical condition, she was treated at home, the police official said.
However, Aklima was later found unconscious in her room and taken immediately to DMCH, where the on-duty physician also declared her dead around 1:30pm, the SI said.
Both bodies have been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, she added.

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