Couple electrocuted while hanging clothes on iron wire

A 25-year-old woman and her 29-year-old husband were electrocuted while hanging clothes on an iron wire at their home in Bherupuraojha village here today.

The deceased were identified as Bheemraj and Pooja, police said.

Pooja was hanging clothes on the iron wire this morning when she was suddenly electrocuted. In the attempt to save her, Bheemraj also got electrocuted, they said.

The couple died on the spot.

Following the postmortem, the bodies were handed over to the family members, police said, adding that no case had been registered in the matter.