Youth electrocuted in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT, Sept 29: A 25-year-old man died after becoming entangled in an illegal electric trap set to keep jackals away from a cucumber field in Panchbibi Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.
Police said Sakib Hossain, son of Abul Khayer of Paschim Karia (Lakma) Village, accidentally came into contact with the electrified wire while visiting the field late Saturday night and died at the scene. Farmers found his body tangled in the wire on Sunday morning and informed police. Panchbibi police recovered the body and sent it to Joypurhat Sadar Hospital for an autopsy. 
Officer-in-Charge of Panchbibi Police Station Md Tambirul Islam said legal action was underway.
Sakib worked as a tile mason. Local residents have called for stricter enforcement against the use of dangerous illegal electric traps to protect crops.