​​​​​​​Angul, Oct 31: In a tragic incident, a woman was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire in their farmland in Bantala area of Odisha’s Angul district this morning.

The deceased has been identified as Sumitra Pradhan (52) and the incident has been reported from Pokatung village under Bantala police limits in the district.

As per reports, Sumitra had gone to a nearby vegetable garden to fetch water when she came in contact with a live wire and was electrocuted. Her family rescued and rushed her to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in critical condition, where the attending doctors declared her dead on arrival.

Upon getting the information, police arrived at the scene and seized the deceased’s body before sending it for post-mortem.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.