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Bengal Teacher Dies Of Electrocution While Hoisting National Flag On Independence Day
At around 7am on Friday, 62-year-old Monowar Hossain was hoisting the national flag when the iron pole accidentally came into contact with a high-voltage power line
A tragic incident unfolded in West Bengal on Friday morning when a teacher was electrocuted to death while hoisting the national flag during Independence Day celebrations at a school.
Fatal Accident At Private School In Mallikpur
The incident took place at a private school in Mallikpur, under the jurisdiction of Haroa Police Station in North 24 Parganas. At around 7am on Friday, 62-year-old Monowar Hossain was hoisting the national flag when the iron pole accidentally came into contact with a high-voltage power line.
Hossain was immediately taken to Haroa Rural Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival. The incident has plunged the local community into grief.
Negligence Suspected In Teacher's Death
Hossain, a resident of Jhinkia village (also under Haroa Police Station), is believed to have died due to electrocution caused by negligence. Authorities from Haroa Police Station have sent the body to the Basirhat Health District police morgue for post-mortem examination.
This is not the first time that such a tragic incident has occurred during Independence Day celebrations in the country. Last year, Father Kudilil Mathew (30), vicar of Mulleria Infant St Jesus Church in Kerala's Kasaragod, had died of electrocution while lowering the national flag. The iron flagpole he was handling reportedly came into contact with a high-tension wire, resulting in a fatal electric shock.
In 2016, a teacher was killed and four students were seriously injured after suffering a high-voltage electric shock in Medikonda village of Telangana.
Similarly, in 2013, four people, including a student, were electrocuted to death in unrelated incidents during Independence Day celebrations across Medak and Mahbubnagar districts in present-day Telangana.
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