Odisha: Woman, seven-month-old son electrocuted in Kalahandi
Published By : Sourav Das
| May 27, 2025 11:24 AM
Bhawanipatna, May 27: In an unfortunate incident, a woman and her infant son died due to electrocution after coming in contact with a live electric wire in their home in Lanjigarh block of Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Phulmati Naik (29) and her seven-month-old son, Sabir Naik.
According to sources, Phulmati was doing housework while holding her son when she accidentally touched a live electric wire in their home leading to their deaths on the spot. The tragedy has left Phulmati's eight-year-old son, Jagadish Naik, orphaned. He had already lost his father eight months ago.
Upon getting the information, Bijepur police arrived at the spot and seized the bodies. Subsequently, they were sent to the Lanjigarh Government Hospital for post-mortem.
Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased woman lodged a complaint at the Bijepur police station. Acting on it, the cops registered a case of unnatural death and launched an investigation into the matter.
