Bantwal, Oct.23: Two workers seriously injured due to electric shock while they were working on an electric pole in Kudtamugeru in Kolnadu village here on Tuesday.

Jagadish, a resident of Kambalabettu Nooji and Pravin, from Kojiguri in Kolnadu are the injured persons.

The duo was working on an old electric pole in Padaru Kudtikallu in Kolnadu village. Due to electric shock they fell down from the pole. They were immediately rushed to a private hospital in Puttur.

The electric supply was disconnected on the wake of repair work. Mescom officers stated that the incident took place as the electricity from the inverter flew through the wire.

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Srinagar (PTI): Several parts of Kashmir witnessed protests against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the second day on Monday, with security forces using mild force to disperse protesters in a few places.

According to the officials, the protests broke out in Bemina, Gund Hassibhat, and Jehangir Chowk areas of the city here, and in Pulwama town in south Kashmir.

Scores of protesters gathered in these areas, which have a large Shia population. They marched through the streets, raising anti-US and anti-Israel slogans.

In some areas, the security forces resorted to using mild force to disperse the protesters.

Khamenei was killed in joint air strikes by the US and Israel on Iran early Saturday. Iranian state media confirmed his death on Sunday.

Iran is firing missiles at Israel and the Arab countries in retaliation.