Koraput: Two persons were electrocuted to death after coming in contact with a live wire laid to hunt wild boars at Kendupai hill under Laxmipur block in Odisha’s Koraput district on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Kumar Hikaka (36) of Pipalpadar village and Gahel Maniyaka (26) of Kendupai.
As per sources, the two men had gone to the hill through a narrow forest path on Friday to collect firewood when they accidentally touched the live wire laid by local poachers to trap wild boars.
They were electrocuted instantly and died on the spot. When they did not return home, villagers launched a search and later found their bodies at Kendupai hill.
After getting information, Laxmipur police along with a scientific team visited the spot. The bodies were sent to the local hospital for postmortem. The exact reason of their death will be ascertained after the autopsy report arrives, police said.
