Danagadi (Jajpur), May 5 -- A man and his son died of electrocution after coming in contact with a high-tension wire at a farmland here in the district.

The deceased persons have been identified as Ganesh Mandal (62) and his son Asutosh Mandal (29), residents of Bengapatia village under Danagadi block in Jajpur district.

According to reports, the father-son duo had been to their farmland to collect vegetables in the morning. They were electrocuted after coming in contact with a high-tension electric wire that had snapped off on the ground.

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