P .S.Walia
Kapurthala, April 19
Two migrant labourers were electrocuted while extracting honey from bee hive on a tree when their iron stair touched the live electric wire passing near the tree.
Both the migrant labourers died instantly and school management handed over the bodies to police.
City Deputy Superientendent of police Karandeep Singh confirmed the incident and identified the bodies as Sachin (35) and Dinesh (40) both residents of Uttar Pradesh.
School Principal Group Captain Madhu Sengar when contacted said a contract was given to deceased for removal of bee hives from the trees falling in school premises.
They brought the iron stair in the school to climb the tree and accident happened as stair touched the live Electricty wires.
Police is investigating the case.
Police kept the bodies in mortuary for post mortem.
