Woman dies after being electrocuted in S Dinajpur

Kolkata: In a tragic incident, a woman died after being electrocuted at Tapan in South Dinajpur.

The victim, Poli Mondal (22), was found lying on the road adjacent to her house on Sunday evening after she was electrocuted.

It happened when she touched an electrical post.

Locals rushed the victim to a hospital in Balurghat where the doctors pronounced her brought dead.

According to police, the victim's husband Antim Mondal is a farmer by profession.

They applied for a new electrical connection around six months ago. It was alleged that they did not receive any connection.

Police came to know after interrogating the locals that they took connection by illegally tapping power line.

The woman might have tried to tap the power line on Sunday when she somehow got electrocuted.

Police have started a probe in this regard. They are, however, to confirm the exact cause of her death.

They are probing if she was electrocuted while tapping the power lines or there is any other reason

behind her death.

During interrogation, the victim's husband confessed that they were involved in the corrupt practice of tapping power lines only because they were denied a new connection.

He alleged that they applied for a new connection six months ago but they were yet to get a connection.

Police are also verifying the statement of the deceased's husband.