A tragic incident in the Bangalawatta area of Polgahawela has claimed the lives of two individuals after they were electrocuted on a plot of land, according to police reports.
The victims, aged 28 and 35, were residents of Eheliyagoda. Preliminary investigations indicate that the deaths occurred when they came into contact with an illegally installed electric wire, believed to have been set up to protect a cultivation from wild animals.
Authorities have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the incident. The individual, identified as the caretaker of the land, is alleged to have been responsible for installing the hazardous electric line.
Police say further investigations are ongoing as they continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
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