In a somber incident in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, a mother and her daughter tragically passed away due to an electrical discharge from their refrigerator. It is reported that 55-year-old Shayada was attempting to retrieve some mangoes stored inside the fridge when she unexpectedly became a victim of the appliance's leaky current. Witnessing her mother stuck to the fridge, her 30-year-old daughter Afsana rushed to her aid but succumbed to the same fate. Within moments, both had passed away, plunging the family into deep despair.
Source: aajtak
Indeed, Afsana had come to her maternal home to attend her younger sister's wedding in May and had been staying there since. The community was startled by this unforeseen event on a Wednesday afternoon. Upon hearing the news, a large number of locals gathered, and the police were alerted and arrived at the scene. However, the family declined a postmortem examination leading the police to complete the legal formalities and hand over the bodies to the relatives.
Source: aajtak
According to Afsana's relatives, it was a routine action of removing mangoes from the fridge that turned tragic when her mother adhered to the energized refrigerator. Seeing this, Afsana dashed to rescue her mother, only to fall victim to the electrified appliance herself. Afsana's child also suffered burns in the ordeal but survived. The accident did claim the lives of the mother and daughter due to an electric shock. It is believed that the fridge became charged with electricity during a rainstorm.
Upon receiving information, CO Rudrapur Anshuman Srivastava arrived on the scene for investigation. The authorities stated that the family adamantly refused to allow a postmortem, following which the police completed the documentation and released the bodies to the bereaved family members. The deceased's son, who is based in Dubai, is awaited for the last rites.
