Four electrocuted while bathing in Jharkhand river

Four people were electrocuted while bathing in a river in Jharkhand Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place at Jangipur village of Garwah district, around 140 km from here, after a high-voltage power cable snapped and fell into the river.

The dead have been identified as Chandru Mahto, Jamalu Mian, Mahendra Mehta and Sujan Ansari. Their bodies have been sent for autopsy, police said.

Last year, two sisters died of electric shock in Ranchi after a power cable fell on their house.