3 electrocuted in UP after current flows through sound system during wedding

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At least three people were electrocuted on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi after a high-voltage current passed through the dance floor at a wedding ceremony...

According to the police, Rajesh Kumar (20), Ravi Kumar (22) and Satish Kumar (35) were part of the wedding procession of one Pintu Yadav...

Satish was holding an umbrella to protect the sound system from water as there was a heavy downpour...

As the wedding procession entered the Usra area of the city, the umbrella came in contact with an 11,000-Kilo Watt (KW) wire, resulting in the flow of current through the sound system, police said...

After the autopsies were carried out, their bodies were sent for cremation, said police.. Speaking to the media, the councillor of the area, Virendra Gautam, said he complained about loose wires to the Junior Engineer (JE) of the area..

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