Two teenagers were electrocuted while plucking gooseberries from a tree in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, police said on Monday.
According to Hardevsinh, an investigation officer at Gariyadhar police station, one Dipchand Jadav informed the police that his son Prince, alias Kanha, and his friend Mehul Khasiya died as a result of electrocution.
According to the officer, the incident happened on Sunday evening while Kanha and Mehul were plucking gooseberries from a tree along the Pachhegam road. They died on the spot after coming into contact with a live electricity live wire by accident.
The incident was reported to police around 7.30 p.m., and the bodies were taken to the Gariyadhar government hospital for post-mortem examination.
The case is registered as an accidental death and investigation is underway.