Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 08 2010:
A 71 year old man electrocuted while another, a woman, hospitalized under serious condition when they were shocked with overhead electric current falling down on their way on foot.
The incident occurred this late evening, at about 9.30 pm, at Yumnam Hueidrom under Wangoi police station.
Reports said that 71-year old man identified as Huidrom Angojao of Yumnam Huidrom Makha Leikai died at the spot while Huidrom Ibeyaima (51) who was going on foot with the old man has been hospitalized at a hospital in Imphal where her condition was stated to be in critical.
The report added that they were shocked with the electric current when they happened to step in to overhead naked electric wire falling on their way.