Jaipur/Jhunjhunu, Nov. 3 -- Eight workers were electrocuted and five others sustained burn injuries after a concrete mixer touched an overhead power line during road construction in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district on Monday, police said. The incident triggered a protest by locals, who alleged that the electricity department and administration ignored warnings about low hanging power lines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the deaths and announced grant of Rs.2 lakh to the families of the deceased; the injured will receive Rs.50,000 each . "Saddened by the loss of lives due to a mishap in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. My condolences to the bereaved families...," his office wrote on X. Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma also expressed on X and said he has directed officials to ensure treatment for the injured, provide immediate assistance to affected families, and investigate the incident. Udaipurwati SHO Rampal said the incident took place on the Chhapoli-Kadamb Kund road. The deceased were identified as Hariram Gurjar (30), Mangalchand Gurjar (22), Kaluram Gurjar (29), and Pawan Gurjar (23), all residents of Haleda Mandawara; and Vishnu Saini (38), Surendra alias Suresh Saini (30), Mukesh Saini (27), and Fatehchand Saini (32), all residents of Chhapoli. The injured were indentified as Mahendra (46), Geeta Devi (45), Santara Devi (35), Gida Ram Saini (45), and Manju Devi (38), all residents of Chapoli, according to an officer aware of the matter. "There were 12-13 people at the site," said Gida Ram. The villagers staged a protest at the site, alleging that no staff were present at the grid substation when they called to have the power supply switched off. Their allegations couldn't be independently verified. The protest ended around 5pm after assurances of compensation and contractual jobs for the victims' families. State minister Jhabar Singh Kharra said, "The dependents of the deceased will be given Rs.15 lakh in compensation and one member each of the bereaved families will get a contractual job." State energy minister Heeralal Nagar said that preliminary information indicated the road was being built with public participation but that the work was being carried out privately on a small scale. "If any departmental or technical lapse is found, action will be taken," he said....