Two people died and another one injured after being electrocuted in Gokul Ganga Rural Municipality-5 of Ramechhap district.

According to Ramechhap District Police Office, local Kirshna Bahadur Khadka and Sharmila Khadka were electrocuted when they were returning home carrying fodder for cattle. Krishna Bahadur’s wife Rewati Khadka was critically injured.

They got electrocuted after the fodder they were carrying touched an electric pole, police said.

Khimti Village Cooperative Vice Chairman Deepak Khadka said injured Rewati has been taken to Kathmandu for treatment.

It has been found that there was short circuit in the pole after a wire from an 11KV transmission line snapped and came in contact with the pole.

Manager of Khimti Cooperative Bishnu Khadka said the NEA officials repaired the wire after they were informed about the leakage of electricity.

He said a meeting of the cooperative has been summoned to decide on the compensation to the deceased family.