Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Two Odisha Farmers Electrocuted by Underground Live Wire
Two farmers in Odisha died after touching a live electric wire.
The accident happened while they were returning from their farmland.
They were traveling on a tractor after finishing agricultural work.
Villagers found them and took them to a hospital.
Doctors at the hospital said they had died.
Residents said the wire may have been placed underground without proper permission or safety precautions.
They want officials to investigate what happened.
They also want responsible people punished and the families compensated.
Sagar Bhoi and Ajay Sahu died after allegedly contacting a live electric wire in Benukhandi village.
The two farmers had reportedly been returning from their farmland on a tractor after agricultural work.
Villagers rescued them and took them to Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
Residents alleged the underground wire was installed without proper authorization or safety measures.
Villagers demanded an investigation, action against those responsible, and compensation for the families.
- Who
- Farmers Sagar Bhoi and Ajay Sahu, both residents of Benukhandi, died in the incident.
- What
- They were allegedly electrocuted after coming into contact with an underground live electric wire.
- When
- Monday; the exact date was not provided.
- Where
- Benukhandi village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district.
- Why
- The exact cause is not established; villagers alleged the wire was laid without proper authorization or safety measures.
Villagers’ Concerns
Official Position Awaited
How the wire was installed
Villagers’ Concerns
Residents alleged that the underground electric wire was laid without proper authorization or safety measures.
Official Position Awaited
No official explanation had been provided about who laid the wire or whether required standards were followed.
Accountability and compensation
Villagers’ Concerns
Villagers demanded action against those found responsible and adequate compensation for the victims’ families.
Official Position Awaited
The response from electricity authorities and the local administration was still awaited.
- Deceased
- Sagar Bhoi and Ajay Sahu
- Location
- Benukhandi village, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha
- Incident
- Electrocution after contact with a live electric wire
- Circumstances
- The men were reportedly returning from farmland on a tractor
- Hospital
- Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital
- Community demands
- An investigation, action against those responsible, and compensation
- Official response
- The electricity authorities’ and local administration’s responses were awaited