Abohar, February 18
A 39-year-old farmer, Krishan Lal, was electrocuted after he came in contact with a barbed-wire fence that his neighbour had illegally erected and linked to a power supply to protect his field from stray animals at Tootwala village in Abohar.
The family of the deceased said nine members were dependent on him. One of them was physically challeneged and the other was specially abled. Kulwinder Kaur, wife of the deceased, alleged Krishan Lal had requested the neighbours many times not to release electricity in the wires in the field. The Khuyiansarwer police said a case had been registered under Sections 304 and 34 of the IPC. The accused is at large. Six casualties have taken place in Abohar despite the fact that the sale and use of such hazardous wires was banned five years ago. — OC
Abohar farmer electrocuted
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