Bahraich (UP), Mar 9 (PTI) Two workers died due to electrocution at a house here, police said on Sunday.

Mohammad Ahmed (35) and Afzal (40), both residents of Gonda district, had been working for several days at the house of a man named Sajjan in Harchanda village.

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On Saturday afternoon, the duo was carrying an iron ladder to the terrace when it accidentally came in contact with an overhead electric wire near the house. Both men suffered a severe electric shock and died on the spot.

Jarwal Road Station House Officer (SHO) Ramesh Rawat said the bodies have been sent for postmortem, and further legal proceedings are underway.

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