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Four die of electric shock

Dhangadhi, July 3 : Four people were electrocuted in Adarsha Rural Municipality-1 in Doti district today.

The deceased has been identified as Jay Bahadur Khadka, 32, Lokendra Bahadur Khadka, 24, Birendra Khadka, 23 and Dip Khadka, 23 of the same locality, said Doti police chief DSP Lal Bahadur Dhami.
Similarly, 24-year old Narayan Khadka was injured in the incident and is undergoing treatment at Doti district hospital.
They died after suffering a sudden electric shock as they were replacing a power transmission pole.