Kushtia, Nov. 13 -- The Palli Bidyut authorities have said they found no evidence of an electrical short circuit causing the fire at the village home of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia.

The findings came after examining electrical wires, the meter and fuses recovered from the scene, according to the authorities.

Tojammel Haque, Assistant General Manager (AGM-O&M) of the Kushtia Palli Bidyut Samity's Pragpur Sub-Zonal Office, confirmed the findings on Friday afternoon.

He said no short circuit occurred in the power distribution line, which remained intact at the time of the incident.

"After receiving a call at our complaint centre, we immediately disconnected the ...