Two dead in separate incidents in UP's Muzaffarnagar

A farmer was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire in Muzaffarnagar while another farmer was killed by an ox in Shamli district, police said on Saturday.

Muzaffarnagar: A farmer was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire in Muzaffarnagar while another farmer was killed by an ox in Shamli district, police said on Saturday.

Ishver Chand (35) had gone to release water in his fields at Rohana village yesterday but did not return back. During search, his body was found from the fields near a tubewell, police said.

The body has been sent for postmortem, they added.

In another incident, Ramesh (55) was injured by an ox while he was returning home from his fields in Aldi village of Shamli district. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

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