Jharkhand: Wedding guests on bus roof come in contact with live wire; 2 die
Medininagar (Jharkhand), Dec 2: Two persons were electrocuted to death and another was injured when wedding guests sitting on the roof of a moving bus came in contact with a hanging high tension electric wire in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred near Jamua bridge in Manatu area when a group of people were going to attend a wedding at a temple in a bus.
Around 10 people were sitting on the roof of the bus and three of them came in contact with a high tension wire.
While one of them an uncle of the bridegroom - died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries later in a hospital, police said.
The third person was admitted to the same hospital and his condition was stated to be serious.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, police said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
