Kolkata: Three persons were killed due to electrocution at a pond in South 24 Parganas. They had gone to the pond for fishing on Monday night at Mamudpur in Bishnupur. One of them was Deepu Haldar who had a wholesale business of fish.
He went to the pond alongwith his two aides at around 11.45 pm. Lights were installed around the pond which Dipu had taken on lease for his business. But the electric wires got snapped accidentally and it fell in the water. The trio were not aware of it. When they went to the water, they got electrocuted instantly.
Villagers recovered the bodies with the help of bamboo poles. The trio were declared brought dead at Amtala Grameen hospital.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem. A police team inspected the pond later.
