Jaipur/Barmer, Oct. 23 -- A couple of livestock herders and 14 of their sheep and goats were electrocuted after a high-tension power line snapped and fell on an iron fence next to a livestock enclosure in Barmer district on Thursday, police said. The deceased herders were identified as 45-year-old Rawataram Kadwasara and his 41-year-old wife Veero Devi. Police said Kadwasara was electrocuted after he entered the enclosure to try to rescue the animal and his wife was electrocuted while trying to save him. Both died on the spot. Witnesses pegged the time when the incident took place at around 9am. Family members and villagers alleged that the power line was damaged the previous day and electricity department officials and employees were alerted by phone but failed to take action. They also alleged that no employee was present at the Kheepsar grid substation to switch off the power when the incident took place. Personnel from Nagana police station and Batadu police outpost reached the site after the incident. The bodies were returned to relatives after post-mortem examinations. A veterinary team also visited the enclosure to examine the dead animals and conduct post-mortem examinations. Angry villagers staged a sit-in around the enclosure to demand accountability, compensation for the family and registration of a case of culpable homicide against the officials held responsible. MP Ummedaram Beniwal took to X to seek action against those responsible. DSP Deependra Saini said discussions to reach an agreement with protestors was underway. Laxmanram Jeengar, executive engineer with Jodhpur Discom, said a committee was formed to probe the matter....