Woman electrocuted in Gangni after touching motor switch while washing blanket
Photo: Collected
Alifa Khatun, 45, of Gangni upazila in Meherpur, died of electrocution while trying to switch on an electric motor next to the tube well at her home. She was the wife of Intadul Haque of Mailmari village.
The accident took place at around 11am on Sunday in Chokpara of Mailmari village in the upazila.
According to local and family sources, Alifa Khatun went to clean a blanket near the tube well at her home in the morning. When she tried to switch on the electric motor there, she was electrocuted and died on the spot. Both her hands were burnt by the electric shock.
Obaidur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gangni Police Station, said police had been sent to the scene. However, as there was no complaint, the body was handed over to the family.
District context
Deaths from electrocution have occurred in Gangni earlier this year as well. According to a BSS report of 16 July 2026, a farmer named Nural Hossain, 43, was electrocuted while installing a CCTV camera in the motor room of an irrigation pump in Dharmachaki village of the upazila, and two others were injured.
Khoborsangjog reported that on 14 July 2025, a mason and his wife died of electrocution at their home in Chougachha village of Gangni municipality; the wife was electrocuted while trying to save her husband.
Sources
Background sources: BSS, 16 July 2026; Khoborsangjog, 14 July 2025
