SANGUEM
In a tragic incident on Wednesday evening, two brothers lost their lives after coming in contact with live electric wires reportedly installed to protect a plantation from wild animals.
The deceased have been identified as Rajendra Gaonkar (46) and his brother Mohandas (40), both residents of Shivsorem ward. The brothers, who were bachelors living with their ailing mother, had gone to collect grass for their cattle while the rest of the village was engaged in Ganesh festival celebrations.
When the duo failed to return home after sunset, villagers launched a search and later found their bodies in the plantation. Zilla Panchayat member Suresh Kepekar informed the Quepem police about the incident.
Police conducted an inquest at the site and shifted the bodies to the South Goa District Hospital for post-mortem examination. Quepem police have registered the case and are conducting an investigation into the matter.
