Farmer Dies from Electric Shock in Saptari

Saptari, 30 May – A 55-year-old farmer named Sahadev Lougi died after receiving an electric shock in Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality-1, near the Kosi embankment, on Saturday. Police reported that the incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. when Lougi was installing a motor used for pumping water in the field of local Tirpit Narayan Jha, located approximately one and a half kilometers east of the Kosi embankment. Lougi suffered the electric shock at the site and died instantly. The deceased’s body has been sent to Gajendranarayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj for examination. The District Police Office in Saptari confirmed that further investigation into the incident is ongoing.